Paper Mulberry

Paper Mulberry
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Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia Papyrifera) - A small summer-leafing tree allied to the Mulberry, and somewhat similar in its broadly-rounded head and the large and softly hairy leaves.

Paper mulberry is a tree in the mulberry family (Moraceae) that is used extensively as an ornamental landscape plant in the United States. Native to Japan and Taiwan, paper mulberry was introduced for its use as a fast-growing shade tree.

Paper Mulberry, Tapa-cloth Tree, Morus papyrifera
These deciduous trees and shrubs belong to the Mulberry family. In Asia, the bark is used to make paper. In Polynesia, it is also used for tapa cloth, a popular material for wall hangings.

Paper mulberry played a significant role in the development of paper-making, and is one of the plants mentioned in the Chinese classic Shih Ching (‘Book of Poetry’), which contains a collection of folk songs, ...

7 (15)cm, Paper Mulberry is a beautiful tall tree with showy large oval, yellowish-green leaves and pendulous round fruits covered with bright orange flesh in autumn. Native of open spots in woods in East Asia.

Paper Mulberry
Moraceae
Broussonetia papyrifera, or Paper Mulberry, is a small to medium sized deciduous tree native to temperate Eastern Asia and Polynesia.

PAPER MULBERRY
Broussonetia papyrifera
General Notes
Durable. Sucker problems. SelecTree lists no cultivars of papyrifera.
A Broussonetia papyrifera in Riverside is registered as a California Big Tree.

Paper Mulberry fruit, immature and mature
Male flowers
Paper Mulberry mature fruit ...

Paper Mulberry [English]: Broussonetia papyrifera
Paper Mulberry [English]: Broussonetia papyrifera 'Golden Shadow'
Paper Mulberry [English]: Papyrius papyrifera
Paper Nailwort [English]: Paronychia chartacea ...

The Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera, Vint.) is cultivated extensively in Japan.

Broussonetia papyrifera (Paper Mulberry)
Dorstenia contrajerva (Contra Hierba, Torus Herb)
Dorstenia crispa
Dorstenia foetida
Dorstenia gigas
Dorstenia gypsophila
Ficus auriculata (Indian Big Leaf Fig, Roxburgh Fig) ...

Islamabad Capital Territory - Paper Mulberry (Territorial tree) and the Rose (Territorial flower)
Balochistan (Pakistan) - Date palm (Provincial tree) and Ephedra (genus) (Provincial flower) ...

Fiber plants of the mulberry family include the paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) and the upas tree (Antiaris toxicara) of the East Asian tropics, where the bast fiber is utilized for rough fabrics and for paper, ...

This golden-leaved version of the southern paper mulberry can be treated as a cutback shrub to control size and for best production of brilliant golden yellow, large, lobed leaves. Or it can be allowed to grow into a small- to medium-sized tree.

BROUSSONETIA PAPYRIFERA - Paper Mulberry
BRUSH CHERRY
Jellies, Jams and Dried Fruit. By Wilbur G. Wood. 1973 YB, pp 105-107 ...

Bark: Orange-brown with lenticels when young, becoming gray with long narrow irregular ridges.
Form: A small tree up to 40 feet tall, branches low and develops a wide spreading crown
Looks like: red mulberry - paper mulberry - ...

paper mulberry; tapa cloth tree Broussonetia papyrifera
parrot's-feather; parrot feather watermilfoil Myriophyllum aquaticum
parrotweed Bocconia frutescens
parsley Petroselinum crispum
partridge pea; lauki Chamaecrista nictitans ...

See also: Mulberry, Medic, Olive, Grape, Mango