Morus nigra

Black mulberry, small-fruited mulberry

Rather small spreading tree up to 10 m high with dark heavy foliage, dark-coloured twigs and rather thick leaves. The leaves are used as cattle fodder.

					As % of dry matter
				DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ca	P	Ref
Fresh leaves,
Pakistan				38.3	17.6	7.4	20.4	11.5	43.1	2.15	0.13	308
		Amino acid composition as % of crude protein
Leaf											Ref	187
Arg	Cys	Gly	His	Ils	Leu	Lys	Met	Phe	Thr	Try	Tyr	Val
5.8	-	5.6	2.1	4.6	8.7	4.2	1.8	5.5	2.8	-	4.0	5.7