Red Mulberry - Vinland Valley Nursery

Type:: garden to table — fruit
native plants
native trees
Notable Traits:: attracts butterflies/pollinators
butterfly caterpillar food
Central Irregular Plains Ecoregion Osage Cuestas
Douglas County
fast-growing
heirloom garden plant
KS Native
low-maintenance
resistant: disease
songbird food source
tolerates clay soil
tolerates harsh roadside conditions
wildlife food source
Hardiness:: Zone 4 – 8
Mature Height:: 30-40ft
Light:: part sun/afternoon shade (eastern exposure)
part to full sun (6 hours or more sun)
sun (8+ hrs)
Water:: drought tolerant
Butterfly Host:: Mourning Cloak

Description

A medium sized, upright spreading to rounded, deciduous tree native to woodlands, bottomlands and woodland margins from Massachusetts, southern Ontario and Minnesota south to Florida and Texas. Fruiting is best in full sun.

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