Mulberry 'Agate'

Bears huge black fruits 4-5cm long of good sweet flavour. Stalks are long and fruits firm, making it one of the easiest mulberries to pick and transport (without squishing them!). Trees fruit very young (often within 2 to 3 years).

Morus alba also has the best edible leaves of the mulberries. 

Mulberry leaves are high in protein and contain lots of antioxidants. They have also been used medicinally to help reduce blood sugar levels, cholesterol, and inflammation. The young, tender leaves can be eaten fresh, or cooked and leaves (any age) made into tea, or powdered to take as a supplement.

Leaves are large and heart-shaped and turn a striking, vivid yellow in autumn.

Typically grows to a height and spread of 6 to 8 metres when mature, but can be kept smaller with pruning. Fast growing, even in poor soils. Prefers moist well-drained soils but otherwise adaptable.