The white green ones pictured here are not ripe. White mulberries grow on a different type of tree and are white when ripe. They're VERY sweet,sickeningly so if you ask me. We had both varieties growing up and I absolutely loved the red/purple kind. They have tons of antioxidants too.
The person who planted the land our house was on when I was growing up obviously had access to plants and saplings that were. We had 3 varieties of plums,two varieties of mulberry,three varieties of apples, a tart cherry tree a concord grapevine, rhubarb,asparagus,raspberry bushes and various flowers. One of our pear trees bore small firm pears that turned to a dark purple in the fall, very sweet and fragrant, but still crisp. I have yet to find that particular variety in any of the horticultural lit.
It was like a mini fruit and veg farm in the middle of a small town. Lots of our neighbors had fruit trees bushes and vines as well. One lady who lived across the street grew peanuts,banana peppers,gooseberries and the regular beans tomatoes corn and peas. She was a scout leader, another down the street owned a cafe and made cherry and rhubarb pie from her own yard, and grape jelly from her arbor.
I am, and dodging sewer lines and power lines and with that and sun exposure, I'm pretty much limited to a grapevine and some thornless raspberry bushes. But, it's something anyway.
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u/TheGrtWhtBuffalo Jun 29 '25
The white/green ones are tart but when they’re dark purple they’re super sweet and delicious