red mulberry
Morus rubra
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size35 to 50 feet tall35 to 40 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Green
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Red mulberry (Morus rubra) is a tree for woodland, naturalized, and food garden use. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The leaves can reach 8 inches long and turn bright yellow in fall. Birds and mammals eat the fruit, which is grown for fresh eating. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Black cherry, Sassafras, Witch hazel, and Woodland phlox.
Native range
Eastern United States and extreme southeastern Canada.