White mulberry
Morus alba
The story
Originating in China, the white mulberry has traveled far across the globe, becoming widely cultivated and naturalized. Its history is deeply intertwined with the ancient silk trade, as this specific tree is cultivated extensively to feed the silkworms that spin the fibers used in commercial silk production.
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- Family
- Moraceae
How to use it
The white mulberry is widely cultivated for industrial and commercial purposes, specifically to feed the silkworms required for the commercial production of silk.
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About
Morus alba, known as white mulberry, common mulberry and silkworm mulberry, is a fast-growing, small to medium-sized mulberry tree which grows to 10–20 m (33–66 ft) tall. It is native to China and is widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere. The species is widely cultivated to feed the silkworms employed in the commercial production of silk. It is also notable for the rapid release of its pollen, which is launched at greater than half the speed of sound.
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Morus alba
- Slug
- morus-alba
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Morus
- Species
- alba
- Wikidata QID
- Q157307
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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