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explains why some trees are fruitless.
The up to three-fourth inch long fruits
ripen in June and July in a succession
of colors from green to white to red to
purplish-black, though ripe fruits are
occasionally white. The name "white"
mulberry refers either to the white
immature fruits or the sometimes white
mature fruits.
The Sweet Purple
Fruit
That July morning, I froze my
berries in zip-close bags. For several
days afterward, I added a handful of
fresh picked berries to the batter of
my morning whole grain pancakes
and for good measure threw another
handful on top the finished stack. They
were quite tasty. The frozen berries I
MULBERRY PANCAKES are best served with real butter and warm syrup.
THIS MULTIPLE-TRUNKED white mulberry has survived over a century of winters on the Great Plains.
