ABSTRACT
The red mulberry is a native of the eastern and Midwestern United States, reaching northward to southern Ontario and Vermont, west to South Dakota, and south to Florida and Texas. In the southern part of its range, red mulberry is often found in pastures and along borders of fields. Mature red mulberry trees are 5-21 m high. In colonial times in North America, settlers sometimes used the native red mulberry as food for silkworms. The red mulberry is common (but apparently decreasing) in much of its range in the United States. However, these cultivars may be invasive, escaping to natural habitats, and displacing the native red mulberry. People expect white mulberry to have only white fruits, red mulberry to have only red fruits, and black mulberry to have only black fruits.
