Itoguwa white mulberry
Morus alba 'Itoguwa'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Rounded
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Itoguwa' white mulberry (Morus alba 'Itoguwa') is a tree for the food garden. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows at a rapid rate into a rounded shape that reaches 36 to 48 inches tall and wide. Birds visit it, and it is drought tolerant. Flowers open from early to late spring.
Pairs well with Apple, Juneberry, Daffodil, and Japanese forest grass.