Morus bombycis, a
deciduous shrub or tree with brown bark growing to 3-15m in height,
inhabits mainly hills and low mountains. Leaves are of alternate
phyllotaxis, 6-14cm long and 4-11cm wide, in oval-like broad, oblong
shape with or without notches, with tips pointed long like a tail
and bases truncate shallowly heart-shaped. Serrations are somewhat
coarse, with tips indicated, and surfaces feel gritty, with sparse
short hairs on veins. This species is dioecious and occasionally
monoecious. Bloom time: April-May. |