| 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. |
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