Of the mulberry species (click for list), much research has been done on Morus notabilis and others related to the cultivation of silk worms. Far less has been done with fruiting mulberries.
Perhaps there are other fruiting species (not hybrids, not cultivars) of interest to members here? Please add your suggestions in a post below.
Research has been done in the determination of Mulberry species by genetic testing of leaf tissue. It is not necessary to obtain an entire sequence. Instead, SSR (simple sequence repeat) markers are measured to obtain genetic profiles ā also termed genetic fingerprints. The cost per sample is a fraction of the cost for a full sequence.
Here are the relevant papers Iāve found for Morus SSR markers. If after reading these you have further suggestions please add them in a post below.
Yes. All the NCGR Davis mulberry specimens were genetically profiled in 2012 by Malli Aradhya. The morphology photos and measurements are mainly from Jenny Smith.
Today I received 3 more ~1 gallon size from One Green World, tagged:
Morus alba āWellingtonā,
Mulberry āDwarf Blackā,
Morus alba x rubra āIllinois Everbearingā.
rolling river nursery nice looking. the wellington seems to very similar to IE. in terms of flavor and fruit. i see the listed claim cultivar is different. hoping to hear more about if they are the same or different.
There are at least two āWellingtonā circulating in the nursery trade. One is M. alba and the other is a hybrid. Iām curious to find out about the specimen at RR.
i bought wellington from onegreenworld and rollingrivers i ate the fruit last summer but there was only a few to compare. i hope to hear more from others who has a mature in ground tree than my potted.
Iām curious how my Tsarigradska mulberry (morus nigra), also known as Stambol mulberry or Constantinople mulberry would compare? I would have to get one to Richard, which is impossible right now. As far as I know it is the only Tsarigradska mulberry in the USA, well besides my other one
One so far has only produced fig like leaves and the other only spade leaves.
This one was 2nd leaf, it didnāt grow much the 1st year. Last year it didnāt grow at all. Now going on 3rd leaf it is still this small. I figured it out, it was too wet. It does not like being too wet. Iām going to keep it under an overhang to control moisture this year.
These seedlings were from a tree growing in zone 6 Bulgaria, more like 6b. Iām 5b/6a!
It is the only nigra growing in that zone. One lone nigra. The tree is old, it developed a fungal infection and started growing male flowers and self pollinated. Thus how I got seeds. Thus the same genetics as the mother tree, reshuffled. Here is an article through Google translate about the mother tree.There was a better article, but it is gone. https://translate.google.com/translaā¦hernica-556310
