canopy layer
black mulberry
morus nigra
the patriarch of the food forest — decades of shade and fruit so abundant the birds and the ground layer share it. plant it once, for grandchildren.
functions
food cropwildlife habitatbiomass
field guide
light
full sun
moisture
moderate
soil
deep, warm loam
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memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for black mulberry — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
black locustrobinia pseudoacacia→autumn oliveelaeagnus umbellata→ramsons (wild garlic)allium ursinum→
see black mulberry on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around black mulberry
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- canopy
- black mulberry — the anchor
- canopy
- black locust
- shrub
- autumn olive
- groundcover
- ramsons (wild garlic)