Red Mulberry

Morus rubra L.

Mulberry family

Plant Type

Tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

70.0 feet

Spread

8.5 feet

Flower Color

Green

Bloom Time

Early Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance Medium

Flood Tolerance Medium

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Low

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 5.0 – 7.0

Frost-Free Days 140 days

Precipitation 35 – 60 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Glyphodes sibillalis, Hyphantria cunae

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.