You are buying one Exact Plant #48, Black mulberry 4 year old plant, bare root, 35-40 inches tall. Pictures of berries are for reference only and showing the kind of berries that you will grow on this tree. The plant is being send bare root with roots wrapped in wet media during dormancy (November-May), in plastic container with soil during summer. Main thick roots are professionally pruned for shipping porpoises. It is recommended to pot it or plant it in open ground promptly as you receive it and provide some shade. Keep roots moist all the time. Plant will be sent secured in the box. It has developed good root system and ready to be transplanted to the permanent location. Semi self pollinating. good practice to have two or more for cross pollination. Ripe fruit is dark black. The fruit is similar in appearance to a blackberry, edible and very sweet with a good flavor. Not all the berries on a tree ripen at once, which means the berries can be harvested over a month's time in early summer. The fruit is used in pies, tarts, cobblers and raw in a similar way to blackberries. Mature Height: 50 - 70 feet. Mature Spread: 40 feet. Soil: Widely Adaptable Zones: 5-9 Moisture: Widely Adaptable. Quick delivery methods will keep your tree in the best shape for its trip across the country. Tracking number is provided. International buyers - contact me first as not all countries I am sending plant to. If plant need to be cut shorter so we could arrange on how to deliver them. I prefer to mail plant material on Monday or Tuesday (Rather beginning of the week) - only to assure that it will not sit on a shelf in the post office over the weekend. Please check your State local laws for plants entry. Due to U.S.D.A. regulations, some plants cannot be delivered to TX, FL, AZ, HI, CA, Puerto Rico.