Red mulberry (Morus rubra L.) is a deciduous tree native to eastern and central North America. It grows up to 18 m tall, its short trunk can grow up to 40 cm in diameter. Bark can be smooth or harsh and dark-brown. Its branches form circular crown. Leaves are spiral arranged on the branch and can reach up to 15 cm in length. The leaves are wide egg-shaped, simple or with two or three lobes, just like the leaves of white and black mulberries. The leaf petiole contains milky fluid. Likewise the black mulberry even red mulberry’s leaves has rough upper leaves side, and silky hairy lower side. The species is hardy to lower temperatures, drought, pollution and poor soil. Flowers are quite unconspicious, yellow-green to reddish-green, while fruit is dark purple and 2-3 cm long.
Search for the first Slovenian or Hungarian red mulberry tree is still in progres, so that is why the picture and distribution map is not available yet. 🙂