Everbearing mulberry trees yield abundant crops of delicious mulberries in just a few years, perfect for snacking, baking, and more. Everbearing mulberry trees live up to their name, yielding a bountiful crop of juicy reddish-black berries from summer to fall. The two most popular types, the dwarf everbearing mulberry and the Illinois everbearing mulberry, are both stunning specimen plants and can be a great focal point for any yard.
The dwarf variety are compact and perfect for smaller gardens and privacy hedges, while the Illinois variety make a big statement. Whether you want to snack on fresh fruit, bake a tart, or dry out a goodie for later, mulberries are the fruit for you. Everbearing mulberry trees can be trained into single-stemmed trees or grow in a rounded shape as multi-stemmed bushes.
Their leathery green leaves fall in winter, and their tasty fruit is dark reddish-black, juicy, and about 1. Dwarf everbearing mulberry trees grow to a maximum height of feet tall, with a spread of feet. Illinois everbearing mulberry trees grow to feet tall with a foot spread. USDA Hardiness Zones indicate the regions where plants can grow based on minimum winter temperatures. Everbearing mulberry trees grow in Zones —across most of the country. They are able to tolerate cool and hot temperatures, and they are fairly drought-tolerant.
The best time to plant an everbearing mulberry tree is in spring or fall. We recommend these steps:. Everbearing mulberry trees are vigorous and low-maintenance, able to adapt to a variety of soil types.
These trees thrive with six hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight per day or partial shade. Planted way out of the way, pruned and picked, a fruiting mulberry can offer buckets of berries for a family, and a treat for neighborhood birds.
Cornell University suggests laying a tarp under the tree during the fruit drop season so you can harvest from what falls from the tree. It could keep your fingers cleaner too, since mulberries are known to stain fingertips. Mulberries begin bearing at an early age. The fruit is similar to blackberries and you can use it the same way: for cobblers, muffins, sorbets, pies and pancakes. And throw them into your smoothies.
Black Beauty: Large, black fruit with sweet, flavorful flesh. This semi-dwarf variety should stay under 15 feet but can be trained as a bush under 5 feet.
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