Common Name: Red mulberry
Scientific Name:
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Morus
Species: rubra L.
Hardiness Zone: 5 to 9
Height: 40 to 70 ft
Width: 40 to 50 ft
Common Characteristics:
- Understory tree that is shade tolerant
- Fruit is a very sweet tasting dark purple berry and loved by wildlife and humans, but can stain sidewalks and driveways
- Leaves on the same tree can vary greatly, some unlobed and some multi-lobed
- Leaf scars contain many bundle scars
- No terminal bud
- Bark is light orange/brown and contains a milky sap
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