Morus rubra, commonly known as the red mulberry, is a species of mulberry native to eastern and central North America. It is found from Ontario, Minnesota, and Vermont south to southern Florida, and west as far as southeastern South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and central Texas.

Red mulberry is native to Missouri and North America. You can distinguish it from the introduced white mulberry tree, which is a noxious weed, by its leaves and fruits.

Red mulberry (Morus rubra), called moral in Spanish, is widespread in Eastern United States. It is a rapid-growing tree of valleys, flood plains, and low moist hillsides. This species attains its largest size in the Ohio River Valley and reaches its highest elevation (600 m or 2,000 ft) in the southern Appalachian foothills.

Photos and information about Minnesota flora - Red Mulberry: tree to 80 ft; egg-shaped leaves to 7 inches long, unlobed or rounded-lobed; male and female catkins on separate trees

Red mulberry buds are flat and off center. Their scales have black bands. White mulberry buds are smaller, domed, and centered. Black mulberry buds are alternate, dark, and pointed. The trees bear both male & female flowers for pollination. Mulberry Fruit Appearance & Taste. The red mulberry has red to black, inch-long berries with a sweet-tart ...

In North America, the white mulberry is considered an invasive exotic and has taken over extensive tracts from native plant species, including the red mulberry. [2][15] Mulberries are also widespread in Greece, particularly in the Peloponnese, which in the Middle Ages was known as Morea, deriving from the Greek word for the tree (μουριά, mouria).

Red mulberry (Morus rubra) is the only member of the mulberry genus native to Iowa. Worldwide, there are 10 species of mulberry. Two Asian species, white and black mulberry, were introduced in colonial days for silk production and now have become naturalized in parts of the United States.

Red Mulberry (Morus rubra) is usually dioecious (male and female flowers on separate trees), although less often it is monoecious (male and female flowers on the same tree). The male (staminate) flowers occur in drooping catkins about 1½-2" long.

Jun 1, 2019 · Red mulberry or Morus rubra is native and widespread in the eastern U.S. It is a rapid-growing tree of valleys, flood plains, and moist, low hillsides. This species attains its largest size in...

Red mulberry is never common, but is found most often in the woods of southern Indiana where it prefers moist, wooded slopes, wood’s edges, and shady roadways. It is very tolerant of shade and is usually found as a small, understory tree, but it can attain a height of 60 feet. When trees are heavily shaded, leaves are commonly 10 inches long.