Scientific Name:	Morus alba
Pronunciation:	MORE-us AL-buh
Common Name:	white mulberry
Family Name:	Moraceae
Plant Type:	Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Leaves glossy, rounded, margins serrated and most with 2 or 3 lobes, up to to 20 cm long; florets small, yellowish-green, in drooping catkins; multiple fruit on female trees are fused drupes.
Course(s):	Level 4 Apprenticeship

Habit: Upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 7 - 10m Spread: 7 - 10m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China (N. China) Hardiness Rating: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Attract birds, Erosion control, Herb, Specimen plant Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Pinnate venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous, Lustrous Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Acute Bases: Cuneate, Oblique (uneven) Margins: Pinnately lobed, Serrate

Inflorescence Type: Catkin (ament) Flower Morphology: Dioecious plant Number of Petals: 0 Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Not showy, Green-yellow Flower Time at Peak: Apr, May Additional Info: sometimes the separate male and female catkins may be found on the same plant (monoecious)

Fruit Type: Multiple fruit, Drupe Fruit Colour: White, Red, Purple, Pink, Black, Dark-red, (variety of colours may be on one plant as they usually ripen dark red to almost black) Fruiting Time: Aug, Sep Additional Info: Showy, Edible

Bark Morphology: Lightly fissured Bark or Stem Colour: Grey

Propagation:	Seed, Grafting
Pest Susceptibility:	Leaf scorch, Scale insects, ( Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought resistant )

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : needed Location Map

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