Mulberry 'Illinois Everbearing'

'Illinois Everbearing' is a fantastic mulberry for UK gardens, known for its extended fruiting season, producing crops of delicious, dark purple-black berries from early summer well into autumn. The berries are sweet, juicy, and resemble elongated blackberries, great for eating fresh, jams, or desserts. This vigorous, spreading tree is remarkably hardy and adaptable, thriving in a range of soil types as long as they are well-drained. It offers attractive foliage and forms a beautiful specimen tree. Plant in a sunny, sheltered spot for the best fruit production. A relatively trouble-free tree, ideal for a productive and ornamental garden.

Sun: Full sun.

Soil: Well-drained loam.

Hardiness: H6 — down to −20°C.

Flowering: May, Jun.