Where are mulberries grown? A look at the latest distribution of major producing regions

Mulberry is the ripe fruit of the mulberry tree, a deciduous tree in the Moraceae family. Mulberry is also called mulberry fruit or mulberry jujube. Farmers like to eat its ripe fresh fruit; it is sweet and juicy, and it is one of the fruits people commonly eat. The main producing regions of mulberry are the Old Course of the Yellow River and Xinjiang. Let's take a look together below!

What are the producing regions of mulberry?

When it comes to mulberry producing regions, probably many people cannot name them, because mulberry is not really what we would call an everyday fruit. However, the nutritional value of mulberry is no less than that of the everyday fruits we commonly eat. Let's learn about China's two major mulberry producing regions:

1. Mulberries from the Old Course of the Yellow River: Mulberries from the Old Course of the Yellow River differ very noticeably from ordinary mulberries. Ordinary mulberries are purplish red, but the mulberries borne by the mulberry trees here are milky white, and they are also larger than ordinary mulberries and taste even better. So whenever you see milky white mulberries, they must come from the Old Course of the Yellow River in Xiajin.

2. Mulberries from Xinjiang: Xinjiang is rich in mulberries, and they are mainly concentrated in southern Xinjiang. The mulberries there are not only large but also intensely sweet, with an excellent mouthfeel. However, a kind of white mulberry is also produced here, somewhat similar to the mulberries of the Old Course of the Yellow River. When the mulberry season arrives in June and July, walking along the roadside you can see mulberry sellers everywhere. These small vendors mostly grow them themselves, because once mulberries are picked they do not keep well, so they generally can only be consumed locally and cannot be shipped out.

The growing environment of mulberry producing regions

Mulberry prefers a warm, humid climate and is slightly shade tolerant. It begins to sprout when the temperature rises above 12°C, and the suitable growing temperature is 4-30°C. Above 40°C it is inhibited, and when the temperature drops below 12°C it stops growing.

Because mulberry producing regions differ, the specific ripening time varies from place to place, earlier in the south and a little later in the north.