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| color = lightgreen
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| name = ''Morus rubra''
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| name = Red Mulberry
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| common_names = Red Mulberry
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| growth_habit = tree
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| high = 10-15+ m
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| origin = E & C United States
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| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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| lifespan = perennial
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| exposure = full sun
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| water =    <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5[[Celsius|°C]], etc -->
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| sunset_zones = 2-7, 26, 28-41
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| color = IndianRed
 
| image = Red Mulberry Bark 500.jpg
 
| image = Red Mulberry Bark 500.jpg
 
| image_width = 200px
 
| image_width = 200px
 
| image_caption = The bark of the Red mulberry tree
 
| image_caption = The bark of the Red mulberry tree
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = [[Rosales]]
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| ordo = Rosales
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| familia = [[Moraceae]]
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| familia = Moraceae
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| genus = ''[[Mulberry|Morus]]''
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| genus = Morus
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| species = '''''M. rubra'''''
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| species = rubra
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| binomial = ''Morus rubra''
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| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
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Similar to ''M. alba'', but has bigger, better tasting and much darker fruit.
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The '''Red Mulberry''' (''Morus rubra'') is a species of [[mulberry]], native to [[Eastern United States|eastern]] [[North America]], from southernmost [[Ontario]] and [[Vermont]] south to [[Florida]] and west to southeast [[South Dakota]] and central [[Texas]]. Red Mulberry is listed as an [[endangered species]] in [[Canada]].
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:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Morus|genus page]].''
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It is a [[deciduous]] tree, growing to 10-15 m tall, rarely 20 m, with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter. The leaves are alternate, 7-14 cm long and 6-12 cm broad, simple, broadly cordate, with a shallow notch at the base, unlobed on mature trees, often with 2-3 lobes on young trees, and with a finely serrated margin.
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==Gallery==
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The fruit is a compound cluster of several small [[drupe]]s, similar in appearance to a [[blackberry]], 2-3 cm long, red ripening dark purple, edible and very sweet with a good flavor.
   
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Image:Red Mulberry Leaf Topside 600.jpg|Top side of a leaf
 
Image:Red Mulberry Leaf Topside 600.jpg|Top side of a leaf
 
Image:Red Mulberry Leaf Underside 600.jpg|Underside of a leaf
 
Image:Red Mulberry Leaf Underside 600.jpg|Underside of a leaf
 
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
    
==External links==
 
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*[http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/frame/moru2.htm ''Morus rubra'' images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu]
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*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500782 Flora of North America, Profile and map: ''Morus rubra''] [http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=6444&flora_id=1 RangeMap:]
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[[Category:Moraceae|Mulberry, Red]]
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[[Category:Trees of Eastern United States|Mulberry, Red]]
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[[Category:Trees of Plains-Midwest U.S.|Mulberry, Red]]
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[[Category:Trees of Texas|Mulberry, Red]]
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[[Category:Trees of Ontario|Mulberry, Red]]
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[[Category:Trees of Vermont|Mulberry, Red]]
 
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