Chinese mulberry

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Chinese mulberry is a common name for several trees and may refer to:

  • Morus, the mulberry genus, with several species widely cultivated in China for production of fruit and silk
    • Morus alba, the most commonly cultivated mulberry in China, and the preferred feed for silkworms
    • Morus australis, cultivated in China and native to southeast Asia
    • Morus multicaulis, now classified as a variety of Morus alba
  • Maclura tricuspidata, a plant related to the mulberries of the genus Morus, which produces similar edible fruits

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