Minnesota Seasons - red mulberry


Conservation Status	IUCN Red List	not listed

	NatureServe	N5 - Secure SH - Possibly Extirpated

	Minnesota	not listed

Wetland Indicator Status	Great Plains	FACU - Facultative upland
	Midwest	FACU - Facultative upland
	Northcentral & Northeast	FACU - Facultative upland
Nativity	Native
Occurrence	Rare
				Photo by Barbara Dodge
Habitat	Floodplain forests, woodland edges, streambanks, old homesteads, parks.
Flowering	May to early June
Flower Color	Yellowish-green
Height	20′ to 60′

Identification	The leaves are usually oval and unlobed, but occasionally have 2 or 3 deep lobes.

Similar Species	White mulberry (Morus alba) leaves usually have deep, irregular lobes.

Distribution			Sources: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 24, 28, 29, 30. According to Minnesota State Botanist Welby Smith⁸, there may be no native trees left in the state. The map to the left shows historical records (1899 and 1920 in Houston County); sites where they may have been planted and persist but are not naturalized; and sightings by MinnesotaSeasons.com (see MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings below) and its contributors.

Record	The champion red mulberry in Minnesota is on public property in Minneapolis, in Hennepin County. In 2016 it was measured at 44′ tall and 71″ in circumference (22⅝″ in diameter).

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Taxonomy	Family:	Moraceae (mulberry)
	Tribe:	Moreae

Synonyms	Morus rubra var. rubra

Common Names	American mulberry moral red mulberry


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Barbara Dodge

Red Mulberry Tree, On Mississippi River, St.Paul MN


Randy

Red mulberry, fall color, November 2016, near MN/IA border


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Sara H. 7/27/2020	Location: Sibley County, Mn

Barbara Dodge 5/30/2017	Location: Riverwalk, Lowertown, St. Paul Red Mulberry Tree, On Mississippi River, St.Paul MN

Randy November, 2016	Location: near MN/IA border Red mulberry, fall color

Natalie 7/1/2013	Hello, I believe I have a few Red Mulberry trees on my property. We live near the MN river valley on the border of Eagan and Burnsville. I was reading up on these trees on your site and it states they are rare. is the fruit edible? (I hope so - I ate some today to try and they are SWEET!).




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