American mulberries

Morus celtidifolia, M. rubra

fruit

Long dark-red then black mulberries, sweet, picked in summer, eaten raw, in pies or dried by Indigenous peoples.

Origin

North America and Mexico

Where to find it

In the rich forests and valleys of the eastern United States, often as single trees.

Season (United States)

June to July · grows in your region

Preparation

The mulberries are rinsed briefly and eaten raw, whole; the small green stalk is pinched off or left on.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Anthocyanins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Red mulberry hybridizes so easily with white mulberry from Asia that it is becoming rare.