This outlandish berry-that-grows-on-a-full-size-tree is hugely popular across the ditch in Australia, but barely gets a look-in in Aotearoa. A trip to any Middle Eastern grocery yields a trove of mulberry jams, syrups, and even mulberry molasses (move over, pomegranate).
Okay, it’s not a candidate for commercial cultivation (the blackberry-like fruit are delicate; juicy, and thin-skinned, so don’t stand up to handling, especially at peak ripeness) and it’s certainly not something to plant near your washing line. Mulberries bear heavy crops, with the advantage of having individual
