Interesting! Here is a picture of the leaf underside and the buds. The bottom of the leaf is a bit rough and i dont notice any hairs.
This is a mulberry growing on the fenceline. I suspect its white mulberry because there are a number of them around. The leaf top is a glossier, darker green than the one i bought and much smaller in size. The fruit this Spring was only barely sweet and not at all tart.
Good evening. I have a black mulberry tree in my yard also. I live in Williamsburg, VA, zone 7b. The tree was already growing in my yard at the edge of the woodline when i bought my house 11 years ago.
Welcome to the forum, @BonokaOrchard !
Do you mean the species Morus nigra (“true” black mulberry), or do you just mean a mulberry tree that produces black fruit?
Black mulberry refers to Morus nigra