You will receive a healthy starter Illinois Everbearing Mulberry tree.Most images depict a mature plant.One of the best Mulberry varieties for the Northwest and other regions of the US, Illinois Everbearing is prized for its tasty, 1-1/2″ long fruit and its long ripening season, late June until early fall.Morus rubra ‘Illinois Everbearing’, or Illinois Everbearing red mulberry is a native tree species and has both edible and ornamental features. It can live up to 125 years but the weedy invasive character is not appealing. It is more cold hardy than black mulberry.The bark is gray-brown with long, scaly ridges. This tree produces a 1″ to 1.25″ long cluster of drupes that matures in the summer. The fruit resembles a blackberry.Latin Name: Morus alba x rubraSite and Soil: Mulberries like 1/2 day to full sun and well-drained soil.Pollination Requirements: Self-fertile.Hardiness: Hardy to minus 25° F.Bearing Age: 2 – 3 years after planting.Size at Maturity: 15-20ft. in height (occasionally up to 25+ ft)Bloom Time: SpringRipening Time: July to SeptemberYield: 15-25 lbs.Pests & Diseases: Mulberries are not bothered by pests or diseases.USDA Zone: 4-10