Botanical Name: Morus alba
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Common Name: White Mulberry  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

25-40'

 

Flower Color

Green, Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

Red, White

 

Fruit Season

Summer

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Steve Mullany
  • Description

  • Notes

This deciduous tree is extremely dense, with a boldly branched, round-topped form. Large, deeply lobed leaves are leathery, and in a mild fall will have a yellow color; otherwise, they turn brown with the first frost. Very dense shade. Small yellowish-green flowers in drooping catkins bloom in spring (March-April). Fertilized flowers on female trees are followed by sweet, edible blackberry-like fruits (cylindrical drupes to 1” long) that mature in June. Fruits ripen to white or pink, but sometimes to darker reds or purple-blacks. Fruits are loved by birds. Rapid grower to 30 to 35 feet tall and wide. There are non-fruiting cultivars available.