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jamie:
anybody know what this is. looks like mulberry but ive never seen the edges so defined ??? come on hillbilly i know you'll know.

DBernier:
Hey Jamie, it looks like it "might" be paper mulberry. I have a picture of one in my leaf album. Either Pat or Steve will know for sure.

Dick

Hillbilly:
Jamie looks like it's probably either white mulberry or paper mulberry. If the top of the leaves are smooth, it's white. If they're rough and hairy, it's paper mulberry. Both are invasives introduced from Asia. The native red mulberry has leaves that are sandpapery on top, but they're usually not quite that deeply lobed and funky looking.

cowboy:
Nice! I've been eyeballing those around here for awhile now in my run off the road not paying attention travels. Was thinking they were some kind of Mullberry - the leaves are course on top, like sandpaper.

Pat B:
I'd have to vote for paper mulberry. I had a large one growing in my yard in Savannah. Many different mulberries(even though paper mulberry isn't a true mulberry) were brought to Savannah way back when to see if silk production was feasible in the area. The trees survived, the silk production didn't.    Pat

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