- Jun 1, 2021
Mulberry Trees, No Thanks
Setting aside the associated nursery rhyme and its several contradictions, one of the first trees most children learn is mulberry. But that has not always been the case. While there is a native mulberry in the Midwest (red mulberry, Morus rubra), few people know it -- an uncommon resident of natural areas. The vast majority of mulberry trees we encounter are related to an Asian import (white mulberry, M. alba) first introduced into Georgia in the 1730's as part of an attempt