Pakistan mulberry
Morus macroura
HighSecondary
Fast biomassProduction
A vigorous mulberry famous for its extraordinarily long, sweet fruit — a real conversation piece that crops heavily. More frost-tender than other mulberries, so give it warmth.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- High
- Lifecycle
- Secondary
- Soil preference
- Loam, Sandy
- Soil pH range
- 6 – 7.5
- Min. temperature
- -7°C
- Min. rainfall
- 600 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- Medium
- Frost tolerance
- Low
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Irrigation needed
- Medium
How to manage it
Vigorous fruit tree known for very long fruit clusters; responds well to pollarding for size control and steady mulch.
Watch out for
More frost-tender than white or black mulberry, especially when young - protect in cold sites. Species is dioecious in the wild, so confirm you have a known fruiting cultivar; can also grow very large if left unpruned.
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