Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Morus L. [116]

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genus_en: Mulberry

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Moraceae

family_ja: クワ

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distribution_en: Temp. to subtrop. N.hemispere

description_en: Genus of about 10 species of upright to rounded, deciduous shrubs and trees found mainly in woodland in Africa, Asia, and North and South America. The alternate, ovate to rounded, toothed leaves, often lobed and heart-shaped at the bases, are light to dark green. In late spring and early summer, tiny, cup-shaped, pale green male and female flowers are borne in separate catkins on the same plant; each female flower cluster develops into a single, spherical to oblong, edible, raspberry-like fruit. Grow as specimen trees; M. alba ’Pendula’ is particularly suitable for a small garden; M. nigra is the best species for edible fruit. In frost-prone areas, grow tender species in a temperate greenhouse. The leaves of several species are used to feed silkworms.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost tender; unripened wood may be damaged by frost.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in containers outdoors in autumn. Root semi-ripe cuttings in summer. Root hardwood cuttings in a prepared bed in a cold frame in autumn; thick pieces of 2- to 4-year-old wood, known as "truncheons", will also root if treated as hardwood cuttings. Bud cultivars in summer.

pests_en: Susceptible to bacterial blight, canker, coral spot, and powdery mildew.

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comment_ja: クワ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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