Also spelled Galicija. A dark-fruited white mulberry (Morus alba) bred by G. I. Babayeva at the Sericulture Research Institute in Merefa, near Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fruit is very large and cylindrical, about 1¾ to 2 inches long, ripening from purple-black to deep black, with dense, juicy, sweet and aromatic flesh. Ripens from early July over a harvest window of more than six weeks. A moderately vigorous, compact tree with large, glossy leaves. Reported hardy to about -13°F (-25°C), and cuttings root readily.