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Otherwise known as Moral, this medium-sized, perennial tree grows up to 60 feet tall, with a short trunk and a broad, rounded crown. It produces catkins that are highly attractive to birds, and turn from light green to red and then to black, blooming from March to June. It is adaptable to different conditions, growing in full sun to shade, and in dry to moist sandy, loam, and clay soils.
May Attract
Red Mulberry is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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