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Red Mulberry
Red Mulberry (Morus rubra)

Family: Moraceae

Common names: Moral, Mulberry, Red Mulberry

Distributed in: Canada, United States (North America)

Distribution overview: The tree prefers moist soils in hardwood forests, and occurs in British Columbia, Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Ontario, Florida, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Illinois, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.

Common uses: Baskets, Building materials, Caskets, Cooperages, Foundation posts, Interior construction, Interior trim, Millwork, Moldings, Posts, Stakes, Trimming, Wainscotting

Product sources: Red mulberry is of little commercial importance as a source for lumber because of its small size and scattered occurrence. It is rarely available from lumber dealers, but can be obtained in small quantities for small projects. The trees are especially available in northern Virginia where it is considered a pest tree and disposed of as firewood.

Environment profile: Abundant This species is suspected to be either Extinct, Endangered, Vulnerable, or Rare within its range in Minnesota. It has officially been classified as Rare in the state of Michigan, and Vulnerable in the state of Vermont.

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodYellow, Yellowish.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Drying Rate: Slow

Drying Defects: Distortion, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Variable

Comments: Red mulberry is rather weak and is not recommended for applications where strength is of primary concern. The wood is highly suitable for furniture if it is processed and dried properlyWeak

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Tends to split during nailing, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Unsuitable

Screwing: Good screw holding properties, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Painting: Fair to Good; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Specific Gravity 0.55


Kline, M. 1985. Morus rubra - Red mulberry. In A Guide to Useful Woods of the World. Flynn Jr., J.H., Editor. King Philip Publishing Co., Portland, Maine. 1994. Page 239-240.Little, E.L.1980.The Audobon Society Field Guide to North American Trees - Western Region.Published by Arthur A. Knopf, New York.Panshin, A.J. and C. deZeeuw. 1980. Textbook of Wood Technology, 4th Edition. McGraw-Hill Series in Forest Resources. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York.WCMC. 1992. Conservation Status Listing: Trees and Timbers of the World. World Conservation Monitoring Center (WCMC, Plants Program, 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, United Kingdom.
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