Mulberry (sāng shèn), also known as mulberry seed, mulberry cane, mulberry date, mulberry fruit, mulberry foam, black mulberry, etc., is the mature fruit of the mulberry tree and is the ear of the mulberry tree of the Moraceae plant. Farmers like to eat its ripe fresh fruit, which is sweet and juicy. It is one of the fruits that people often eat. Mulberries are harvested from April to June every year when the fruits are mature, impurities are removed, dried or lightly steamed and eaten in the sun, and can also be used to make wine. The specific ripening time varies from place to place, earlier in the south and later in the north. Mature mulberries are oily, sweet and sour, and are best if they are large, thick-fleshed, purple-red in color, and rich in sugar.