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§1 Plant

Morus alba L.

vernacular white mulberry — species · Moraceae

USDA
MOAL
GBIF
5361889
Rank
species
white mulberry (Morus alba)
Platephotograph · no rights reservedCC0 · public domain source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Moraceae Gaudich.
Genus
Morus
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Introduced
  • HI Hawaii Introduced
  • L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
§2b

County-level range

· 1,065 counties across 48 states/territories
Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 1065 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Medium
Shade
Medium
Moisture use
Low
Fire
Low
Salinity
Medium
Anaerobic
None
CaCO₃
None
Hedging
Low
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-18 °F minimum
Frost-free days
130 min.
Precipitation
30–60 in/yr
pH range
5–7
Root depth
24 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
coarse, medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Stem
Growth rate
Moderate
Lifespan
Moderate
Mature height
50 ft
Height @ 20 y
30 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Moderate
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Green
Fruit colour
Purple
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Early Spring
Seed abundance
High
Seed begins
Spring
Seed ends
Summer
Spread rate
Moderate
Stratify
Yes
Seeds / lb
235,000
Propagation
seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
Yes
Browse palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Protein potential
Low
Lumber
No
Fuelwood
Low
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 1,065 counties across 48 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 13 I ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 25 I ▾
California view state ↗ 12 I ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 8 I ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 I ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Florida view state ↗ 17 I ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 12 I ▾
Hawaii view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 13 I ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 88 I ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 38 I ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 17 I ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 95 I ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 48 I ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 44 I ▾
Maine view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 33 I ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 18 I ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 7 I ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 47 I ▾
Montana view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 38 I ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 3 I ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 19 I ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 8 I ▾
New York view state ↗ 35 I ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 16 I ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 86 I ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 15 I ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 8 I ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 46 I ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 I ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 10 I ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 5 I ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Texas view state ↗ 26 I ▾
Utah view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 8 I ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 80 I ▾
Washington view state ↗ 11 I ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 20 I ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 31 I ▾
Wyoming view state ↗ 1 I ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/MOAL ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5361889 ↗

Record version

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