common mulberry (morus alba) fruits (berries) on a tree : (pix sanjiv shukla)

morus alba white mulberry common silkworm moraceae fig family small mediumsized tree flowering plant tropical climate distribution cosmopolitan grows china india cultivated naturalized feed silkworms commercial production silk pollen fruit berries edible ripe leaves lobed serrated margins deciduous evergreen flowers catkins deep purple pink sweet bland flavor seeds dispersed droppings birds rapid movement stamens catapult kingdom