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Offline The Gopher

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white mulberry?
« on: May 31, 2013, 09:38:42 pm »
 Is this it?
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Re: white mulberry?
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2013, 09:44:02 pm »
yes, you would be correct.
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Re: white mulberry?
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2013, 09:54:19 pm »
Yep
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Re: white mulberry?
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2013, 10:17:35 pm »
actually leaves in young trees are pretty similar...but the fruit of red mulberry is really sweet and should be loaded with fruit now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morus_alba (White Mulberry) bland fruit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morus_rubra (Red Mulberry)  sweet fruit
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Re: white mulberry?
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2013, 12:31:08 am »
You have a mulberry for sure - which one is a good question.  Here is a good publication to help you distinguish between the two species.  It is not an easy task!  Mulberry trees are dioecious (male and female trees) with only the female trees producing fruit.  Either way the wood makes good bows!

https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/FNR/FNR_237.pdf

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Re: white mulberry?
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2013, 12:45:35 am »
Mulberry trees are dioecious (male and female trees) with only the female trees producing fruit.  Either way the wood makes good bows!
yes but i have heard that females have larger growth rings and are easier to use fyi  ;)
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Re: white mulberry?
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2013, 09:03:51 am »
You have a mulberry for sure - which one is a good question.  Here is a good publication to help you distinguish between the two species.  It is not an easy task!  Mulberry trees are dioecious (male and female trees) with only the female trees producing fruit.  Either way the wood makes good bows!

https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/FNR/FNR_237.pdf

Great researcher that wrote the publication. Sally knows her stuff! She taught my dendrology course at Purdue.
Looking at the leaf margins it could be white, but Richard pointed out the obvious if it is a female look at the fruit coloration. Picture of the bark would be excellent.
Either way it is bow wood. Good luck and have fun!
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Re: white mulberry?
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2013, 07:27:59 pm »
great article!
lists some distinctions to look for, and also important is WHERE it grows.
I had a handful of fresh red mulberries(they're ripe when black) this morning.
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Offline The Gopher

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Re: white mulberry?
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2013, 03:57:30 pm »
 Thanks guys, this is from a young sapling, no fruit yet and the bark is just young smooth bark. Now I'll just have to wait and see.
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