Silk Hope Mulberry Size:Bareroot (2'-3') Eat them off the tree

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the tree will grow to only 10-12' tall

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small tree displays large clusters of white flowers followed by abundant

Silk Hope Mulberry Size:Bareroot (2'-3') Eat them off the treeMorus alba x rubra 'Silk Hope' Since mulberry leaves (from the imported M. alba variety only) are the sole food source of the silkworm, some American trees date to the early 1800's, when North Carolina was part of a thriving silk industry which, unfortunately, was soon eclipsed by foreign competition. Silk Hope, a chance wild cross discovered by mulberry breeding legend A. J. Bullard, boasts the historic pedigree of M. alba crossed with our native M.