Urban feral mulberry hunting 2024, 30 new trees taste tested. 4 winners found

[Tansith]

Prospecting for Mulberries

One of my favorite things to do is to graze on berries when I go for walks. In my urban neighborhood, most of what’s available are feral Morus alba and possible hybrid mulberries. Most of these are watery and insipid, some of them are grassy tasting or have other “off” flavors. But, I have found a handful that I think might be worth propagating. Only two so far, but that’s a higher percentage than I would think. Now, I don’t have any named variety mulberries yet to compare, but I do know that my…