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DESCRIPTION: It is a deciduous tree, slender but with numerous branches reaching 6-10 m in height, but it tends to be a bush if not trained when young. It has a spreading crown and tends to be picturesque when old. Leaves rough on upper surfaces and pubescent underneath, 7-12.5 cm long. Fruit a syncarp, oblongoid, 2-2.5 cm long, dark purple to black. USE: The fruit is eaten raw or prepared into juice, wine, jam, etc. or as an ingredient in bread and cough syrup. The tree produces the best-flavoured fruits of the genus. The leaves are fed to silkworms and rabbits and are browsed by cattle and goats, they also yields a dye. The wood is used as fuel and timber. All parts of the plant have medicinal properties. The tree is planted for shade, shelter, as a windbreak, as an ornamental and living fence. GROWING PERIOD: Slow-growing perennial. May come into bearing after 1-2 years and has a economical life of 10-15 years. COMMON NAMES: Black mulberry, Murier noire, Murbei, Besaran, Kitan, Moon, Dau tam. FURTHER INF: It is originally a subtropical fruit tree originated in Iran or China and Japan and is only suited to the higher elevations above 1000 m in the tropics. In England it is grown down to sea level. It is highly favoured in areas with long hot summers or extended droughts. A rugged species, it is fairly resistant to cold but grows best at lower altitudes when sheltered from wind and in coastal areas. | Sources |
SOURCES (M. nigra L.) (27.06.02) E2349 Hackett 1982 pp 137 [PHO, DEP, PH, TEXT, TEMP] Duke J 1975 pp 21 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 202 [USE, TEXT] Sims D (pers. comm.) Purseglove J 1974 pp 378 [TEMP] Rice R 1990 pp 133-134 [USE, TEMP] Verheij E 1991 pp 348 [USE] ICRAF Agroforestree Database |