Alright y’all, is this young Mulberry a White or Texas Mulberry?

by maudib528

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  1. TheMayorOfMars

    I would say that this tree looks like the Texas Mulberry trees that I know of in the wild. Definitely has the small leaves of Texas Mulb.

  2. West_Economist6673

    This is almost certainly a white mulberry (*Morus alba*) and not a red mulberry (*M. rubra*) — Texas mulberry (*M. microphylla*) is a whole other thing, but I assume that’s not what you were referring to

    White mulberry can be weedy/invasive in some situations — not that I’m telling you to get rid of it (or keep it, for that matter)

  3. ArcaneTeddyBear

    I think it’s probably a white mulberry, it is worth noting white mulberries are not only invasive, but they hybridize with our native red mulberries.

    https://preview.redd.it/qf3n6b3pkief1.jpeg?width=1022&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0ac349fc6dd7bf937ddfdc28450364566274733f

    Red mulberries have a more saw tooth edge on their leaves (as does the leaves of the Texas mulberry [https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=14843](https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=14843)), the edges of your leaves look more like the white mulberry.

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