Plantaemagnoliophytamagnoliopsidaurticalesmoraceae morus rubra l. The species name, rubra, comes from the latin word for. The leaves literally overlap one another like shingles on a roof. Morus rubra, commonly known as the red mulberry, is a species of mulberry native to eastern and central north america. Morus rubra red mulberry, common mulberry, white mulberry pfaf.
These species are accepted by the kew plant list as of august 2015. Having tried to thin them into a more regular shape i then read that pruning should be kept to a minimum as it will stimulate another bout of vigorous. The new york flora atlas is a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state, as well as information on plant habitats, associated ecological communities, and taxonomy. Cooperative extension, which staffs local offices in all 100 counties and with the eastern band of cherokee indians. Apr 20, 2016 installing tile floor for the first time how to lay tile floor duration. Immature and almostmature fruit of morus rubra, western arkansas, midjune. The fruits are small, fleshy, resembling an elongated blackberry. Two things to look for, however, are a lopsided leaf base and a doubly serrate margin on the elm. The foliage is 3 5 in 712 cm long, hairy and soft on both sides. Morus rubra can thrive in more alkaline soils than morus alba or morus macruora. The species is also listed as endangered under the federal species at risk act sara.
Morus rubra red mulberry michigan state university. Installing tile floor for the first time how to lay tile floor duration. Red mulberry in an uncommon mediumsized understory tree. History white mulberry cultivation has a long and rich history dating back thousands of years ago as a requirement for silkworm rearing. Leaf, alternate, simple, sandpapery texture scabrous, variable in shape from unlobed to 5 lobes, serrate margin.
Leaves can vary in shape ranging from unlobed to deeply lobed and from roughtextured to glabrous. Red mulberry tree morus rubra contributor names eiler, lyntha scott photographer created published june 28, 1996 subject headings summer. The morus rubra leaves are alternate, rounded or somewhat heartshaped. Leaves are alternate, simple, 48 inches long, usually lacking lobes but some leaves with lobes. Mar 27, 2020 red mulberry has dark green, toothed leaves that are rough to the touch. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Red mulberry morus rubra red mulberry is a medium sized tree with ovate to oblongovate, toothed, usually dark green leaves that have heartshaped bases. Red mulberry morus rubra, called moral in spanish, is widespread in eastern united states. Morus rubra in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Its relatively uncommon now, found most often as an understory tree in high quality native woodlands. Red mulberry tree morus rubra by captmicha jun 16, 2007 3. White mulberry is a relatively ubiquitous species that occurs in a variety of habitats, particularly in disturbed sites and in urban environments, but may occur with red mulberry.
The root pattern is a tap root similar to a carrot going directly down 12. It is native to rich woods, bottomlands and wood margins from massachusetts, southern ontario and minnesota south to florida and texas. The red mulberry tree, morus rubra, is a fruitbearing tree that is not only lovely, but useful to both humans and wildlife. Red and white mulberry in indiana purdue extension. Morus rubra is most likely to be confused with the nonnative white mulberry, with which it is closely related and may also hybridize.
Bonap north american plant atlas of the biota of north america program. In ontario, red mulberry grows in moist, forested habitats and on both sandy and. Morus rubra red mulberry a native american tree distributed through the east from kansas east and new york south, found in ohio in fertile, moist soils, floodplains, prairies, hills, and pastures. Male flowers are catkins and female look like the immature berry. Media in category morus rubra the following 24 files are in this category, out of 24 total. Parks canada agency prepared the recovery strategy for the red mulberry in canada in 2011 to meet their requirements under the sara. Mulberry genotypes article pdf available in food technology and biotechnology 481. Morus rubra, red mulberry1 edis university of florida. Red mulberry is the native species of mulberry in north america. In doing so, fnps is not attesting to the accuracy of any information on the fann webite.
Louisiana plant id is an online resource for images and descrptions of louisiana plants and ecosystems. Chemical composition, nutritional value, and antioxidant activities of. Diseased morus nigra before spray program morus nigra appears more susceptible to fungal and bacterial spot diseases to a greater extent than other mulberry species. Pdf phytochemical content of some black morus nigra l. Form of a tree growing in a stand with many other species. Some members of fann may provide services that do not further the fnps mission, and this link should not be. The new york flora atlas is a source of information for the distribution of plants within the. Compared to white mulberry morus alba, which was introduced from asia into north america for an incipient silkworm industry, the red mulberry morus rubra is a more shadetolerant forest tree that is not often encountered in urban and suburban areas. The plant list includes a further 37 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus morus.
Usdanrcs database of plants of the united states and its territories. Nomenclatural and specimen database of the missouri botanical garden. They are usually undivided with coarsely toothed margins. Along a stream in a floodplain woodlands at springfield, illinois. Leafsnap is an electronic field guide for tree and plant species in new york city and washington, dc.
The leaf shape can vary from oval to 2lobed or 3lobed on a single branch. I have found the tree tough and incredibly vigorous, but a mad tangle of branches. On jul 2, 2005, angelam from melbourne, australia wrote. Leafsnap is an electronic field guide for tree and.
Collaborative floristic effort of north american botanists. The plant list includes 174 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus morus. This year the berry load was so heavy the branches hung like a weeping mulberry. Virginia tech dendrology red mulberry moraceae morus rubra l. The most attractive feature of this tree is the fruit it produces. Download fulltext pdf flavonoids from mulberry fruit morus alba l. Red mulberry morus rubra is usually dioecious male and female flowers on separate trees, although less often it is monoecious male and female flowers on the same tree. It is native to asia, commonly cultivated in europe for its fruit, and locally naturalized in southern europe. Mo mulberry a guide to probably everything you need to. I bought a red mulberry by mistake, intending to buy a black one, of which i have good memories. The old high german word for berry, beri, was combined with the latin word morus to make the word. The major fatty acids in mulberry fruits were linoleic acid c18. It is found from ontario, minnesota, and vermont south to southern florida, and west as far as southeastern south dakota, nebraska, kansas, and central texas. A collection of images of morus rubra, red mulberry.
Each male flower consists of 4 light green sepals and 4 stamens. Images are provided in galleries and are available by common name, scientific name, family, ecosystem, and wetland indicator status. The female red mulberry dropping its fruit and staining the sidewalk, early may, late spring in zone 9a9b. It is slowly being hybridized out of existance by the nonnative, but much more common, white mulberry morus alba.
The leaves of the red mulberry are the best way to recognize this species. The female red mulberry, early may, late spring in zone 9a9b. Red mulberry is a small, fast growing, native tree found throughout louisiana in a variety of conditions. Morus, a genus of flowering plants in the family moraceae, consists of diverse species of deciduous trees commonly known as mulberries, growing wild and under cultivation in many temperate world regions. Morus nigra and morus rubra leaves and most hybrids will have a sandpaper like feel when stroked gently on the upper leaf surface in the direction of the. The young bark is reddishbrown, maturing to flaky plates. Red mulberry is a native, deciduous, small tree with a spreading, rounded crown 6, 10, 19, 37. Pdf introduction black mulberry morus nigra is a handsome deciduous tree belonging to moraceae family which has been domesticated. Recovery strategy for the red mulberry morus rubra in. Morus nigra linnaeus has been reported in floras by various authors j. Some members of fann may provide services that do not further the fnps mission, and this link should not be considered to be an.
Red mulberry tree buy online at nature hills nursery. Bark of morus rubra varies in degrees of roughness from somewhat smooth with vertical. Mature height usually ranges from 15 to 70 feet 521 m 19. Morus rubra, commonly known as red mulberry, is a medium sized, upright spreading to rounded, deciduous tree that typically grows to 3550 less frequently to 80 tall. Resembles white mulberry but has larger and tastier fruit. Morus rubra is native to north america, but pure strains of morus rubra may be becoming rare, as one study of red mulberries in canada put the occurrence of hybridization with morus alba at 54%. Type a value in the celsius field to convert the value to fahrenheit. A cute bunshaped mulberry flaunting diminutive quartersized lobed foliage along tightly packed branching. A new, updated version of the climate change tree atlas is available for red mulberry morus rubra species information. Morus alba pendula a weeping form reaching a 20 x 20. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank.
Red mulberry has dark green, toothed leaves that are rough to the touch. As the main veins approach the margin of the leaf, they loop around. It is native to rich woods, bottomlands and wood margins from massachusetts, southern. Its leaves are alternately arranged, roughly the same size, dark green and dull, and have a rough texture. Morus alba cultivars will generally have an upper leaf surface that has a waxy, glossy appearance, while morus rubra cultivars and hybrids, and morus nigra, will appear relatively dull. Common name red mulberry the word mulberry has an interesting etymological evolution. Morus classification is even further complicated by widespread hybridisation, wherein the hybrids are fertile. Mulberries are dioecious, with male and female flowers are normally on separate trees. An illustrated flora of the northern united states, canada and the british possessions. Red mulberry is a mediumsized tree with a short trunk and a broad, rounded crown. The record derives from tropicos data supplied on 20120418 which reports it as an accepted name record 20471 with original publication details.
They are red or dark purple when ripe in midsummer. Generally, the plant has three main species by color of its fruits. They were beloved by persians, romans and greeks and moved throughout europe along with. Species the species name, rubra, comes from the latin word for red and refers to the red fruits of this tree. Certainly a tiny treasure and a perfect conversation piece for the rockery or. Greenish flower spikes appear in early spring with reddish to dark purple fruit in the summer. Red mulberry morus rubra is listed as endangered on the saro list. A new, updated version of the climate change tree atlas is available for red mulberry morus rubra. Fnps provides this link to assist users in finding sources for native plants.
The leaves are similar in shape to the naturalized white mulberry morus alba, but are rough above and not glossy, and also similar to paper mulberry broussonetia papyrifera, but are not as roughhairy. The leaves are similar in shape to the naturalized white mulberry, but are rough above and not glossy, and also similar to paper mulberry broussonetia papyrifera, but are not as roughhairy confusing the situation, red mulberry and white mulberry often hybridize, resulting in trees with intermediate characteristics. There have been reports of isolated populations very likely naturalized in new mexico, idaho, and british columbia. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of. It is a rapidgrowing tree of valleys, flood plains, and low moist hillsides. Alternate, simple, broadly ovate to roughly orbicular, 3 to 5 inches long, serrate margin, highly variable in that they may have no lobes or be highly dissected into lobes. Morus rubra super dwarf super dwarf red mulberry broken. Recovery strategy for the red mulberry morus rubra in canada parks canada. This was a scrawny stick of a shrub for 20 years until i started to care for it. Oct 27, 2011 ozgen m, serce s, kaya c 2009 phytochemical and antioxidant properties of anthocyaninrich morus nigra and morus rubra fruits.
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