Super Dwarf red mulberry
Morus rubra 'Super Dwarf'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Insignicant
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Super Dwarf' red mulberry (Morus rubra 'Super Dwarf') is a shrub for food gardens and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It sits low on the menu for deer. It stays compact at 24 to 36 inches tall and wide, with a dense habit and rapid growth. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it, and it tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Blueberry, Raspberry, and Indian grass.