Taxonomy
| Clade | angiosperm |
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| Family | Moraceae |
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| Genus | Morus |
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| Species | alba |
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| Common Name | white mulberry |
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| iTree Code | MOAL |
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Plant Form
| Form | Tree or shrub: irregular crown or spreading shrub |
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| Height | 50 feet |
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| Spread | 35 feet |
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| Deciduous | Yes |
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Identification Description
| Foliage | green, glossy, serrated, can have no lobes or several lobes (polymorphic) |
Leaf Type
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Simple |
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| Bark | young bark appears orangish-brown in color, older bark grayish to light brown with fissured appearance |
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| Bud | orangish brown with darker brown bands, pointed or blunt tip with overlapping scales (imbricate) |
Bud Arrangement
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Alternate |
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| Twig | green to greenish-brown, small hairs or mostly smooth |
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| Flower | yellowish green, small pendulous catkins |
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| Fruit | 0.5-1" long, similar in appearance to a blackberry, white, pink, red, or purple in color, an ovalish assemblage of smaller circular bodies (drupes) |
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| Fall Color | dull green, yellow |
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Site Characteristics
| USDA Zones
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pH Levels | Salt Tolerance |
| Min | 5a |
Min | 5.0 |
Soil | Moderate |
| Max | 9a |
Max | 7.0 |
Spray | Moderate |
| Shade Tolerance | Drought Tolerance | Allelopathy |
| Intermediate |
Moderate |
No |
