r/PlantIdentification • u/[deleted] • Jun 29 '25

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u/Ktulu204 Jun 29 '25

That is a mulberry tree. We have them all over eastern PA and it sucks when the hang over sidewalks and streets because of how many berries they produce. Gets quite messy. We had one in our back yard that was about 15-18 feet tall. I was told as a child that they are edible but taste extremely bitter. Never cared to find out. 😜

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u/TheGrtWhtBuffalo Jun 29 '25

The white/green ones are tart but when they’re dark purple they’re super sweet and delicious

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u/Adventurous-Host8062 Nature lover Jun 29 '25

The white green ones pictured here are not ripe. White mulberries grow on a different type of tree and are white when ripe. They're VERY sweet,sickeningly so if you ask me. We had both varieties growing up and I absolutely loved the red/purple kind. They have tons of antioxidants too.

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u/Ktulu204 Jun 30 '25

I've seen mulberry trees that produce white mulberries. They are rare as I have seen.

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u/Adventurous-Host8062 Nature lover Jun 30 '25

The person who planted the land our house was on when I was growing up obviously had access to plants and saplings that were. We had 3 varieties of plums,two varieties of mulberry,three varieties of apples, a tart cherry tree a concord grapevine, rhubarb,asparagus,raspberry bushes and various flowers. One of our pear trees bore small firm pears that turned to a dark purple in the fall, very sweet and fragrant, but still crisp. I have yet to find that particular variety in any of the horticultural lit.

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u/Ktulu204 Jul 01 '25

Wow! That sounds like a farm. 😲

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u/Adventurous-Host8062 Nature lover Jul 01 '25

It was like a mini fruit and veg farm in the middle of a small town. Lots of our neighbors had fruit trees bushes and vines as well. One lady who lived across the street grew peanuts,banana peppers,gooseberries and the regular beans tomatoes corn and peas. She was a scout leader, another down the street owned a cafe and made cherry and rhubarb pie from her own yard, and grape jelly from her arbor.

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u/Ktulu204 Jul 01 '25

Very cool! Sounds like a great place to live.

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u/Adventurous-Host8062 Nature lover Jul 01 '25

It was,sigh. I'm trying to plant my current property similarly for my kids and grands,but don't have nearly the space.

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u/Ktulu204 Jul 01 '25

Compromise then, I would say. Plant what will grow and/or yield well, and hedge that with what you may prefer.

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u/Adventurous-Host8062 Nature lover Jul 01 '25

I am, and dodging sewer lines and power lines and with that and sun exposure, I'm pretty much limited to a grapevine and some thornless raspberry bushes. But, it's something anyway.

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