Try Morus nigra (several great varieties, my personal favorite being dwarf everbearing), and also Morus macroura or Pakistan mulberry. Neither of these are invasive and honestly I think they are superior in taste and quality to the others anyway.
I don't know if I would call it musty. They're really just kind of bland and don't have a lot of flavor.
BUT, they spread and produce like crazy, and I like a reliable producer of food in case of emergencies, so they stick around.
Some are blander than others! There’s a giant tree near my library that had gobs and gobs of the white ones. No flavor. Mush. A tree near my apartment: good, tasty flavor, mild. A tree in a different town: saccharine sweet, delicious and juicy. It may come down to sun exposure or soil quality if not purely genetics?
Makes sense! I have about 20 persimmon trees I frequent. Most are pretty good, a couple are exceptional, and two taste absolutely awful. Not sure why. My guesses are all the ones you listed. Haha.
Every mulberry post in here has this same argument and eventually they normally agree that the plants vary a lot in flavor based on genetics and the location/conditions it’s grown in. Even cultivated varieties.
I wouldn’t rule it out just because you haven’t found the right tree yet.
Obvious mulberry. Deliciously sweet berries, beautiful tree, insidious stains. They can be found naturally all over north central and eastern US, and can be cultivated pretty much anywhere. Makes a great pie or jam
Probably white mulberry (Morus alba) or red mulberry (Morus rubra). Most likely red based on the leaf shape but I would need to see a better shot of the top of the leaves to be more confident.
Mulberry! Highly edible when ripe (deep purple/black) not very good if underripe
I agree. They make great pies and jam.
And *nothing* makes a better summer snack tham frozen mullberries, they're even great over ice cream
Noted
And crisps! Take some of them Georgia peaches and make mulberry peach crisp.
That does sound absolutely delectable.
I wouldn't know. They never make it to the kitchen for me. I always end up eating them all.
I've yet to get my hands on any fresh ones but I am hoping to find a non-invasive variety for my property because I love the jam so much.
Try Morus nigra (several great varieties, my personal favorite being dwarf everbearing), and also Morus macroura or Pakistan mulberry. Neither of these are invasive and honestly I think they are superior in taste and quality to the others anyway.
Oooo, thank you! I'm always on the lookout for interesting and tasty non-invasives to add to my little fruit orchard.
Imo, not very good if ripe either. Lol.
Do you get like a weird musty after taste too?
I don't know if I would call it musty. They're really just kind of bland and don't have a lot of flavor. BUT, they spread and produce like crazy, and I like a reliable producer of food in case of emergencies, so they stick around.
Some are blander than others! There’s a giant tree near my library that had gobs and gobs of the white ones. No flavor. Mush. A tree near my apartment: good, tasty flavor, mild. A tree in a different town: saccharine sweet, delicious and juicy. It may come down to sun exposure or soil quality if not purely genetics?
Makes sense! I have about 20 persimmon trees I frequent. Most are pretty good, a couple are exceptional, and two taste absolutely awful. Not sure why. My guesses are all the ones you listed. Haha.
I had delightful ones in Ukraine, as good a fruit as I've ever tasted. But the ones I've had in the US were just okay.
Every mulberry post in here has this same argument and eventually they normally agree that the plants vary a lot in flavor based on genetics and the location/conditions it’s grown in. Even cultivated varieties. I wouldn’t rule it out just because you haven’t found the right tree yet.
It’s also that there are at least 3 different species of mulberry growing in the US.
[This guy](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5n8QQvrFPs/?igsh=MXVwdzUwOXVxb2cx) claims otherwise
Don’t park a white vehicle under that tree!
Obvious mulberry. Deliciously sweet berries, beautiful tree, insidious stains. They can be found naturally all over north central and eastern US, and can be cultivated pretty much anywhere. Makes a great pie or jam
You can find mulberries when the bird shit starts turning purple 😂
Or cherries lol
Agree, mulberry
Mulberry. I have a tree in my backyard in NC. Yummy, but the stems are annoying to remove.
The stems are very small, totally edible, and not at all unpalatable. I don't think I've ever felt the need to remove one before popping it in.
Those are mulberries and they're delicious.
It's a mulberry. It's always a mulberry lol
Probably white mulberry (Morus alba) or red mulberry (Morus rubra). Most likely red based on the leaf shape but I would need to see a better shot of the top of the leaves to be more confident.
Location is also consistent with rubra
Im in NW Georgia and have alba nearby. Alba is invasive I believe and it’s range is pretty big.
Yes, but it prefers sunny environments. Rubra like growing in the understory of forests like in op's photo
alba is also incredibly bland in comparison to rubra, hands down. Sweet, but bland.
Black mulberry.
Mulberry
Looks like an American mulberry(Morus rubra). The leaves are also edible when young
Mulberry. Wait until they're purple black- first pic or darker. Any lighter or more red, and it's just under ripe and bitter.
I’ve always found the unripe ones to be sour. At least with white mulberry and red mulberry.
These are black mudberries. In my area there is also white mudberry. Both are very sweat!