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Questions and Answers: 2017

Question: Is this red mulberry? Found in my yard, on slope after had landscapers clear,away trees,and overgrowth, in South Windsor, CT.

  • Question

    Is this red mulberry? Found in my yard, on slope after had landscapers clear,away trees,and overgrowth, in South Windsor, CT.

    Answer

    Dear JPFitsgerald, good morning. You plant is a species of Morus (mulberry), but it is more likely Morus alba (white mulberry), which commonly escapes in New England. The leaf blades of this species would not be rough-hairy on the upper surface of the blade. Best wishes.