Scientific Name: Morus alba 'Pendula'
Common Name: weeping mulberry
Family Name: Moraceae
Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Zone: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Plant Type: Tree - deciduous
Mature Size: 7 - 10m x 7 - 10m (height x width)
Habit: Upright
Form: Oval - vertical
Texture: Medium - coarse
Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Attract birds, Erosion control, Herb, Specimen plant
Exposure: Full sun
Soil or Media: Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Lustrous, Ovate, Pinnately lobed, Serrate
Flowers: Catkin (ament), Green-yellow, Apr-May
Fruit: Drupe, Edible, Multiple fruit, White, Purple, Pink, Red, Dark-red, Black, Aug-Sep
Key ID Features:
Leaves glossy, rounded, margins serrate, most with 2 or 3 lobes, up to to 20cm long; florets small, yellowish-green, in drooping catkins; multiple fruit on female trees are fused drupes.