Plant · P-434

Texas Mulberry

Morus microphylla

Texas mulberry is one of the few mulberries suited to dry, alkaline, caliche and limestone ground rather than merely surviving it. Its fruit is the weak point - small, dry and only variably sweet - while its real value is to wildlife, providing cover, nesting sites and browse, and drawing birds, deer and small mammals to the ripening fruit. It is dioecious, so a male and a female plant are both needed for fruit or seed, and brittle roots mean it should go into its permanent spot young and stay put.