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Red Mulberry

Red Mulberry. Morus rubra By Cassie Rich. Scientific classification. Kingdom-Plantae Division-spermatophyta Class-angiospermae Order-Urticales Family- Moraceae Genus- Morus Species- rubra. Description. Height Extremes height   30 feet – 60 feet      Average 40 feet

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Red Mulberry

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  1. Red Mulberry Morus rubra By Cassie Rich

  2. Scientific classification • Kingdom-Plantae • Division-spermatophyta • Class-angiospermae • Order-Urticales • Family-Moraceae • Genus-Morus • Species- rubra

  3. Description • Height Extremes height   30 feet – 60 feet      Average 40 feet 2. DBH diameter   1 foot – 3 foot Average 2 foot No records • Low Branching Pattern • Average Age 20-30 years • Records- at 12 years old it was spread 74 feet

  4. Description of Leaves • broad, flat leaves • simple leaves • not lobed, or with unbalanced lobes • fine, double teeth • all teeth same size • shorter stem • side veins longer than others • symmetrical base • heart-shaped base • rough above

  5. Root System Slide • Rhizopus oryzae is root dieses that is causing the Mulberry trees to rot.The roots of mulberry are infected naturally.

  6. Reproduction • Normally dioecious, small, green, male flowers are hanging catkins, 1 to 2 inches long. Female flowers- catkins, are 1 inch long. • Vehicle for pollination • Look like blackberries, cylindrical- 1 to 1 1/4 inches long, fleshy multiples of drupes, containing a small seed. Maturing June to August.

  7. Distribution in the World • Trees grow in the warmer parts of the country. • Eastern part of North American clear down to the south.

  8. Habitat/Growth Environment • moist soils in hardwood forests • In the southern parts of the state. • Needs sunlight and moist soils

  9. Tree’s Ecological Importance • *wind-pollinated flowers emerge with the leaves in late spring • * Individual trees may have both male and female catkins,may bear catkins that are all male or all female • *Birds are likely the most likely dispersers of seeds from the fruit which matures in mid-July • *Seeds can germinate the same summer as they are produced, but some may remain dormant in the soil

  10. Economic importance of the Tree • The berries are used to make food products such as pies and jellies. • It also used to sent houses as popery and candles.

  11. Reference Slide • http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046/j.1439-0434.2003.00747.x/abs/ • www.u46.k12.il.us/shs/aldeellen/6157.htm • www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/tree/fact%20pages/ mulberry_red/mulberry_red.html - 8k • www.biosurvey.ou.edu/shrub/moru2.htm • www.speciesatrisk.gc.ca/search/ speciesDetails_e.cfm?SpeciesID=228 - 21k

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