Scientific name: | Morus Alba Linn (Common Name: White Mulberry) | |
Chinese name: | 桑葚 | |
Character: | Mulberry’s flowering season is early spring and the fruiting season is in spring. Sometimes we could still find fruit in autumn of Hong Kong. | |
Edible Parts: | The fruit can be eaten raw or treated. It can produce juice, wine and vinegar. | |
Other Use: | Mulberry leaves can be used to feed silkworms for silk production. The leave, bark and fruit are Chinese medicine. Mulberry’s bark is also the raw material of mulberry paper. |