Georgia Coastal Plain Native Plants
for Conservation Landscaping and Wildlife Habitat

red mulberry - Morus rubra

USDA Plant Code: MORU2 Light Requirement: full sun - part shade Soil Moisture: medium - dry Height: 15-70 feet Leaves: deciduous Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes Growth Habits: tree, Hardiness Zone: both Salt Tolerance : no Drought Tolerance: yes

Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: yes All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: no Butterflies and Moths: yes Hummingbird: no Rain Garden: no Bloom Color: white/green/brown Bloom Period: spring Fragrant: no

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Feature(s); Plant contains white latex Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); Foliage and fruits David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Ripe fruits David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Ripe fruits David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Bark David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; Bark David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); unripe Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Morus rubra; red mulberry Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Flower(s); Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); immature Franklin Bonner, USFS (ret.), Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Landscape; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Leaf (Leaves are highly variable) David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Foliage David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Foliage David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Foliage and fruits David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; leaves scabrous to touch Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Alternate leaf arrangement Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Structure; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

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