Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
China
Europe, Asia
Types
Morus alba, Morus alba 'Pendula'
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Number of Varieties
270
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40000
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Habitat
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
Grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
8 - 5
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
-61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.80 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart shaped, toothed with three to five lobes
Grass like
Thorns
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Plant Season
Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs small amount of water
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Ample Water
In Winter
Average Water
Moderate
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Armillaria root rot, Bacterial Blight
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
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Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
Insects, Silkworms
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Allergy
Pollen, Severe allergen
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beauty Benefits
Hair-growth, Skin whitening
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Anthelmintic, Antibacterial, Astringent, Diuretic, Expectorant, Odontalgic
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Inner Bark, Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
As a tea substitute, Used as a thickener in soups, Used to make baskets
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
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Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
MORUS alba
ALOPECURUS pratensis
Common Name
White Mulberry
Meadow Foxtail
In Hindi
सफेद शहतूत
Meadow Foxtail
In German
Weiß Mulberry
Wiesenfuchsschwanz
In French
Mûrier blanc
vulpin des prés
In Spanish
White Mulberry
pradera de cola de zorra
In Greek
Λευκή Μουριά
Meadow Foxtail
In Portuguese
Branco Mulberry
Meadow Foxtail
In Polish
Biały Mulberry
łąka ber
In Latin
Morus alba
meadow Foxtail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Urticales
Cyperales
Family
Moraceae
Poaceae
Genus
Morus
Alopecurus
Clade
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Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Moreae
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
1503
1
27800
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