Shahtoot, Mulberry - 0.5 kg Seeds
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Shahtoot or white mulberry (Morus alba) is a hardy deciduous tree best known as the sole food of the silkworm, making it the backbone of India's sericulture industry in Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and the hill states. Beyond silk, its sweet purple-black fruit is eaten fresh and dried, and the nutritious leaves are a valued livestock fodder.
The tree is also planted for shade, as an avenue and farm-boundary tree, and for soil conservation on slopes, while leaf and bark extracts are used in traditional medicine for diabetes and as a tonic. It is extremely adaptable, growing from the plains to the lower Himalayas in a wide range of soils, and tolerates pruning and coppicing exceptionally well.
- Family: Moraceae
- Native region: China and Central Asia, long naturalised in India
- Mature height: 10–15 m
- Growth rate: fast
Sowing the seed: the tiny seeds benefit from a short soak in water for a few hours, then surface-sow or barely cover them in a fine, moist seed tray and keep shaded and humid. Germination takes about 14–21 days. Prick out and transplant the delicate seedlings once they have several true leaves; mulberry is more commonly raised from cuttings, but seed gives genetic variety for rootstock and breeding.
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