Texas Mulberry
Morus microphyllanative · Central Texas
Texas Mulberry is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 25 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade and low water, and handles caliche and clay soil. Blooms red and green in Mar–May. Good for birds.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Tree
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- About 25 ft
- Bloom
- Mar–May · red, green
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Takes caliche and clay
- Wildlife
- Supports birds
Where it grows
219 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.