Silk Hope Mulberry Size:1 Gallon Pot It ripens mid-to-late season

It ripens mid-to-late season

Prunus domestica 'Schoolhouse'

The freestone fruit is more oval in shape and slightly larger and firmer than other Mirabelles

this North American original is high in bitters and used by many home brewers to make ales and porters

The tree is self-fertile and will pollinate early ripening Japanese plums

Silk Hope Mulberry Size:1 Gallon Pot It ripens mid-to-late seasonMorus 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.