O’Ho

O’Ho mulberry tree is a Japanese variety of Morus alba, also sometimes written Ho’O.

It produces a profusion of very sweet black mulberries.

The foliage is highly ornamental and impressive, with an embossed texture that gives the tree an unusual decorative quality.

No particular disease issues are noted for this variety.

The harvest period is currently under evaluation.

Budbreak is late for a mulberry tree, helping it avoid late April frosts. It flowers progressively on the current season’s growth, so even if frost damages the plant, fruiting is not necessarily prevented; it is mainly delayed while the plant regrows.

Because it flowers on new growth, O’Ho can be pruned very hard, making it possible to control the height of the tree. It can also be managed as a pollarded tree.

The fruits fall to the ground soon after ripening, which can make the tree useful in settings such as a poultry run.

We propagate and grow this mulberry tree in the nursery, either grafted on Morus alba or from cuttings depending on the production batch, and offer it in several tree forms depending on availability.