Morus microphylla Arizona Mulberry; Texas Mulberry
DECIDUOUS TREE.. A small tree with multiple short trunks and
a rounded crown that give it the aspect of an oversized shrub. Leaves
alternate, shiny bright green, toothed, heart-shaped, sometimes divided
into 2-5 lobes. Small yellowish flowers in March-April, small purple
berries (aggregates of spherical drupes) in June. In the Empires,
a semi-riparian tree, occasional along washes in thickets or small bosques
that usually include canyon hackberry, soapberry, and other trees.
FAMILY: Moraceae (Mulberry Family)