Morus rubra
Red mulberry
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Red Mulberry is a deciduous tree with a broad canopy and lobed, rough foliage. It produces edible fruits in summer that attract various wildlife, but fallen fruits can be messy. This species is highly tolerant of drought, fire, and urban pollution, making it suitable for urban planting despite the potential mess and mildly poisonous unripe parts.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 840.01%—5.9 in
- 400.01%—7.7 in
- 390.02%—15 in
- 200.02%—11 in
- 190.00%35 yr7.5 in
- 120.00%—6.5 in
- 30.00%—9.0 in
- 20.00%——
- 20.00%—3.1 in
- 10.01%—13 in
- 10.00%—14 in
- 10.00%—1.0 in
- 10.00%—7.0 in
- 10.00%—7.9 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 40–100 ft
- Canopy spread
- 50 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Pollution tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Fire risk
- Low
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 8.3 in, mean 10 in, 90th percentile 20 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- East Central Texas forests
- Eastern Canadian Forest-Boreal transition
- Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests
- Mississippi lowland forests
- New England-Acadian forests
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Central US forest-grasslands transition
- Central Tallgrass prairie
- Central-Southern US mixed grasslands
- Nebraska Sand Hills mixed grasslands
- Northern Tallgrass prairie
Other Morus in the catalogue
5 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
