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Details for: DMOR 30,
Morus alba
L., Downing
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Morus alba
L.
Top Name:
Downing
Origin:
Donated – California, United States
Maintained:
Natl. Germplasm Repository - Davis
Received by NPGS:
12 Mar 1996
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Cutting: October 01 - December 01
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Morus alba
L.
Top Name:
Downing
Origin:
Donated – California, United States
Maintained:
Natl. Germplasm Repository - Davis
Received by NPGS:
12 Mar 1996
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Donated
12 March 1996.
California, United States
Comment:
Donated 5 cuttings to NCGR-Davis.
Donor(s):
Kennedy, Todd, California Rare Fruit Growers
Accession Names and Identifiers
Downing
Type: Unverified name
DMOR 30
Type: Site identifier
Narrative
Information from Cornucopia, Cultivar Listings, page 392: Fruit medium-sized, 1 1/8 inches [2.858cm] long, 1/2 inch [1.27cm] in diameter; pink; sweet, with no tartness. Tree wide-spreading; hardy and productive; appears to be mostly M. alba. This is not the cultivar which has been widely sold under the name Downing in the past. Information from Seed Savers, page 376: Heavy bearer of large, sweet, pink berries with no tartness. Makes excellent pies and jams. Medium size, graceful, wide spreading tree; grows 15 feet [4.57m] tall in sun or shade. Hardy and productive; long-lived and trouble free. Requires very little maintenance.
Morus alba
L.
Genus:
Morus
Family:
Moraceae
Tribe:
Moreae
Nomen number:
24607
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:986. 1753
Protologue link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/359007
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
03/03/2004
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Morus alba
L. f.
alba
Morus alba
L. var.
alba
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Morus alba
L. f.
tatarica
Ser.
Morus alba
L. var.
constantinopolitana
Loudon
Morus alba
L. var.
multicaulis
(Perr.) Loudon
Morus atropurpurea
Roxb.
Morus multicaulis
Perr.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
Russian mulberry
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
silkworm mulberry
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
white mulberry
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Afrikaans
gewone moerbei
2
Henderson, L.
2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Afrikaans
witmoerbei
2
Henderson, L.
2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
French
mûrier blanc
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German
weißer Maulbeerbaum
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Japanese Rōmaji
kuwa
2
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
Portuguese
amoreira-branca
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
mora
2
Soukup, J.
1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana. 217.
Spanish
moral blanco
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
morera blanca
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish
vitt mullbär
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese
sang
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Transliterated Russian
šelkovica belaja
2
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
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FLWR-FRUIT
INFLORESCENCE LENGTH FEMALE
Inflorescence length (mm)-average of 10 female inflorescences.
26.42
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
FLWR-FRUIT
INFLORESCENCE LENGTH FEMALE
Inflorescence length (mm)-average of 10 female inflorescences.
32.35
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
FLWR-FRUIT
INFLORESCENCE LENGTH MALE
Inflorescence length (mm)-average of 10 male inflorescences.
26.42
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
FLWR-FRUIT
INFLORESCENCE LENGTH MALE
Inflorescence length (mm)-average of 10 male inflorescences.
27.81
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
FLWR-FRUIT
INFLORESCENCE LENGTH MALE
Inflorescence length (mm)-average of 10 male inflorescences.
28.11
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
FLWR-FRUIT
INFLORESCENCE LENGTH MALE
Inflorescence length (mm)-average of 10 male inflorescences.
32.35
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
FLWR-FRUIT
INFLORESCENCE WIDTH MALE
Inflorescence length (mm)-average of 10 male inflorescences.
6.85
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
FLWR-FRUIT
INFLORESCENCE WIDTH MALE
Inflorescence length (mm)-average of 10 male inflorescences.
7.43
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Branch aspect
Branch aspect
Fibrous
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Branch aspect
Branch aspect
Fibrous
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Branch color
Branch color
Gray-brown
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Branch color
Branch color
Gray-brown
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Appearance of winter buds
Appearance of winter buds
Adhering to branches
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Appearance of winter buds
Appearance of winter buds
Slanting outward
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Appearance of winter buds
Appearance of winter buds
With accessory bud
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Appearance of winter buds
Appearance of winter buds
With accessory bud
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Color of winter buds
Color of winter buds
Dark brown
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Color of winter buds
Color of winter buds
Light brown-gray
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Color of winter buds
Color of winter buds
Reddish brown
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Color of winter buds
Color of winter buds
Reddish brown
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Bud shape
Bud shape
Acute triangle
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Bud shape
Bud shape
Round
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Bud shape
Bud shape
Round
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Bud shape
Bud shape
Round
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Size of winter buds
Size of winter buds
4.6
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Size of winter buds
Size of winter buds
4.63
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Size of winter buds
Size of winter buds
5.27
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Size of winter buds
Size of winter buds
5.75
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Crown density
Crown density
Medium foliage
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Crown density
Crown density
Medium foliage
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Straightness of internodes
Straightness of internodes
Slightly curved
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Straightness of internodes
Straightness of internodes
Slightly curved
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Straightness of internodes
Straightness of internodes
Slightly curved
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Straightness of internodes
Straightness of internodes
Slightly curved
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Internode length
Internode length (cm)-average of 10 internodes.
35.03
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Internode length
Internode length (cm)-average of 10 internodes.
42.84
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Internode length
Internode length (cm)-average of 10 internodes.
45.99
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Internode length
Internode length (cm)-average of 10 internodes.
46.73
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf apex
Leaf apex
Obtuse
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf apex
Leaf apex
Sharp
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf color
Leaf color
Green
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf color
Leaf color
Green
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf shape entire leaf
Leaf shape entire leaf
Narrow ovate
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf shape entire leaf
Leaf shape entire leaf
Narrow ovate
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf glossiness
Leaf glossiness
Slightly glossy
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf glossiness
Leaf glossiness
Strongly glossy
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf length
Leaf length (cm), average of 10 leaves.
107.82
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf length
Leaf length (cm), average of 10 leaves.
99.49
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf margin
Leaf margin
Serrate
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf margin
Leaf margin
Serrate
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf shape
Leaf shape
Entire leaf
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf shape
Leaf shape
Entire leaf
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf surface
Leaf surface
Smooth
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf surface
Leaf surface
Smooth
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf margin teeth
Leaf margin teeth
Mastoid-serrate
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf margin teeth
Leaf margin teeth
Mastoid-serrate
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf texture
Leaf texture
Chartaceous
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf texture
Leaf texture
Membranous
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf thickness
Leaf thickness (mm), average of 10 leaves.
.26
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf thickness
Leaf thickness (mm), average of 10 leaves.
.29
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf width
Leaf width (cm), average of 10 leaves.
65.19
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf width
Leaf width (cm), average of 10 leaves.
69.36
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf wrinkleness
Leaf wrinkleness
Smooth
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf wrinkleness
Leaf wrinkleness
Smooth
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Lenticel density
Lenticel density
High
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Lenticel density
Lenticel density
High
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Lenticel density
Lenticel density
Low
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Lenticel density
Lenticel density
Medium
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Lenticel shape
Lenticel shape
Elliptical
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Lenticel shape
Lenticel shape
Oval
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Lenticel shape
Lenticel shape
Oval
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Lenticel shape
Lenticel shape
Oval
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Lenticel size
Lenticel size
Intermediate
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Lenticel size
Lenticel size
Large
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Lenticel size
Lenticel size
Medium
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Lenticel size
Lenticel size
Small
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf base shape
Leaf base shape
Retuse
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf base shape
Leaf base shape
Retuse
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Density of leaf trichome
Density of leaf trichome
Glabrous
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Density of leaf trichome
Density of leaf trichome
Glabrous
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Petiole length
Petiole length (mm)-average of 10 leaves.
36.79
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Petiole length
Petiole length (mm)-average of 10 leaves.
37.28
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Shape of petiole scar
Shape of petiole scar
Semi-Circular
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Shape of petiole scar
Shape of petiole scar
Triangle
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Petiole width
Petiole width (mm)-average of 10 leaves.
1.6
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Petiole width
Petiole width (mm)-average of 10 leaves.
1.7
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Tree form
Tree form
Procumbent
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Tree form
Tree form
Procumbent
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Trunk aspect
Trunk aspect
Cracking
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Trunk aspect
Trunk aspect
Verrucous
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Trunk color
Trunk color
Gray-brown
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Trunk color
Trunk color
Light brown-gray
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Tree vigor
Tree vigor
Medium
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
MORPHOLOGY
Tree vigor
Tree vigor
Strong
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
PHENOLOGY
Bloom date
Bloom date-90% bloom.
3/31/2009
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
PHENOLOGY
Bloom date
Bloom date-90% bloom.
3/31/2009
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
PHENOLOGY
Bloom date
Bloom date-90% bloom.
Apr 2, 2010
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
PHENOLOGY
Bloom date
Bloom date-90% bloom.
Apr 2, 2010
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
PHENOLOGY
Budding date
Budding date
3/10/2009
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
PHENOLOGY
Budding date
Budding date
3/9/2009
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.09
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
PHENOLOGY
Budding date
Budding date
Feb 17, 2010
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
PHENOLOGY
Budding date
Budding date
Feb 17, 2010
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
PHENOLOGY
DATE OF FIRST LEAF
DATE OF FIRST LEAF
Mar 18, 2010
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
PHENOLOGY
DATE OF FIRST LEAF
DATE OF FIRST LEAF
Mar 18, 2010
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season
PHYSIOLOGY
Sex expression
Sex expression
M
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000A PL
Out of Season
PHYSIOLOGY
Sex expression
Sex expression
M
MULBERRY.CHAR.WEO.10
DMOR 30 0000B PL
Out of Season