Description | Common Mulberry (Morus alba) is a fast growing non-native tree that provides delectable fruit for birds and humans. Can become a weedy plant in your yard. Seedling can pop up everywhere. |
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Pronunciation | (MO-rus)(AL-baa) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 5 |
Sunlight | full, will tolerate some shade |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | adaptable |
Flowers | inconspicuous greenish-white, early spring |
Fruit | white to pink to dark red or purple, small fleshy drupes and very tasty |
Leaves | simple, green and polymorphic (many shapes) |
Dimensions | 30-50 feet tall with almost equal spread, dense with a rounded top |
Maintenance | readily reseeds |
Propagation | seeds, cuttings |
Native Site | China |
Author's Notes | This tree is a bird magnet when in fruit. The birds spread the seeds and this can be a weedy problem. I owned a house that was an old farm house. On one of the borders the Mulberry formed a thick hedge. Constantly pulling seedlings out of the gardens. I have seen it listed as invasive. |