Dwarf Paper Mulberry, Kozo - Broussonetia monoica is aslo known under name B. kazinoki,
but this name has been recently reserved for hybrid of B. monoica and Common Paper
Mulbery - B. papyrifera (the correct name of this hybrid is B. x
kazinoki).
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| The fruits are edible and very delicious |
B. monoica this is deciduous Asiatic shrub (or more often small
tree) to 5 m (17ft) tall, but commonly smaller (2-3m = 7-10ft). Very frost
hardy (to zone 6). Monoecious. It starts to fruiting within 4-5 years from
seed. In blooms in April/May and in July are ripening edible delicious orange-red
mulberry-like fruits (which are delicious and taste like figs). It is different
from (B. papyrifera) by smaller size of whole tree and its organs
(leaves, fruits, flower heads) and monoecious inflorescences. It blooms in the
same time as B. papyrifera and, as I mentioned before, there are known also
hybrids of both specie (which is prized as material to
making a paper, the same, or even more, than clean B. monoica). Seeds need
cold stratification to germinating. They should be stratified immediately after
receiving because they can be shortly viable. After stratification sow the
seeds shallowly or surface in pots in a sandy well drained soil. Sow only small
amount of seeds in each pot because the seedlings are not resistant to
transplanting. It can be also propagated by woody leafless cuttings with heel
in autumn (plant them in mix of soil and sand in pots in cool cellar; I used
rooting hormone) or half-woody ones (also with heel) in
June/June (rooted in sandy soil mix or in clear water).
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| It creates usually to 2-3m (7-10ft) tall small trees |
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| Two female and one male infloreescences |
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| Female inflorescences |
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| The fruits are soft, sweet and very delicious |
