Abstract: ‘Yueshen 123’（Morus atropurpurea Roxb.）is a new early maturing mulberry cultivar selected from the seedlings progenies of‘Tang 10’בHangyou 31’by single-plant selection，and with superior quality and high yield. The long and cylindrical fruits are dark purple，and about 6.8 g. The fruit with sweet and sour taste，which contains 78.2% juice productivity，12.1% soluble solids，5.6 g • L-1 titratable acid and 1.2 mg • g-1 anthocyanin. This cultivar can bear fruit next year after planted，with the yield more than 27 000 kg • hm-2 in the 3rd year after planting. The fruit harvest period is about 30–35 days，and it is suitable to be planted in south of the Yangtze River area.

Key words: mulberry, cultivar