White Mulberry growing in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/11/2017).

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White Mulberry in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/13/2017).

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White Mulberry in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/16/2015).

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White Mulberry in Washington Co., Maryland (5/28/2017).

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White Mulberry in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/8/2015).

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White Mulberry in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/17/2012).

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White Mulberry in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/3/2017).

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White Mulberry branch with fruit in Howard Co., Maryland (6/11/2013).

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Red Mulberry fruit in Howard Co., Maryland (6/11/2013).

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White Mulberry in Washington Co., Maryland (5/28/2017).

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Fruiting White Mulberry in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/1/2018).

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White Mulberry (leaf cluster with fruit) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/14/2014).

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White Mulberry in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/18/2017).

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White Mulberry in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/5/2015).

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White Mulberry in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/6/2013). Note the predominantly white fruit.

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White Mulberry (overall) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/14/2014).

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White Mulberry (trunk) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/14/2014).

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White Mulberry in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/28/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 385809 - Psn: 200)

White Mulberry in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/28/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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White Mulberry in Prince George's Co. (9/13/2025). (c) johnbotany, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1355332 - Psn: 200)

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White Mulberry in Prince George's Co. (9/13/2025). (c) kpalm1111, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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White Mulberry in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/28/2025). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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White Mulberry in winter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (1/17/2015).

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White Mulberry in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/30/2016).

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Status

"Introduced from Asia in colonial times for culture of silkworms; now established and common in waste places and abandoned fields, mostly on the Coastal Plain and Piedmont" (Brown and Brown, 1972).

Description

"The leaves are usually smaller and smoother than those of red mulberry. The fruit is paler, often white, and the bark has a yellowish tinge especially in the furrows"(Harlow, 1957).

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White Mulberry growing in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/11/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

White Mulberry in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/13/2017). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

White Mulberry in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/16/2015). View Record Details Media by Kimberly Booth.

White Mulberry in Washington Co., Maryland (5/28/2017). View Record Details Media by Bill Harms.

White Mulberry in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/8/2015). View Record Details Media by Bill Harms.

White Mulberry in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/17/2012). View Record Details Media by Bill Harms.

White Mulberry in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/3/2017). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

White Mulberry branch with fruit in Howard Co., Maryland (6/11/2013). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Red Mulberry fruit in Howard Co., Maryland (6/11/2013). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

White Mulberry in Washington Co., Maryland (5/28/2017). View Record Details Media by Bill Harms.

Fruiting White Mulberry in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/1/2018). View Record Details Media by Mark Eanes.

White Mulberry (leaf cluster with fruit) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/14/2014). Media by Joanne Solem.

White Mulberry in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/18/2017). View Record Details Media by Bill Harms.

White Mulberry in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/5/2015). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

White Mulberry in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/6/2013). Note the predominantly white fruit. View Record Details Media by Jon Corcoran.

White Mulberry (overall) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/14/2014). Media by Joanne Solem.

White Mulberry (trunk) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/14/2014). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

White Mulberry in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/28/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

White Mulberry in Prince George's Co. (9/13/2025). (c) kpalm1111, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by kpalm1111 via iNaturalist.

White Mulberry in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/28/2025). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Wayne Longbottom.

White Mulberry in winter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (1/17/2015). View Record Details Media by Tom Ostrowski.

White Mulberry in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/30/2016). View Record Details Media by John Hall.