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Mulberry (Morus spp.) is a native tree with berry-like fruit. Young trees are fast growing with leaves of varying shapes (lobed and non-lobed) and emerge alternately on the same branch. Any other woody plant that produces fleshy fruit attractive to birds may also be a problem in vineyards. These weedy plants grow from seed deposited by feeding birds.

Mulberry leaf variations.

(Photo: Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org)

Mulberry fruit.

(Photo: Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org)

Management:

• Apply herbicides (spot spray with glyphosate).
• Dig up seedlings or cut repeatedly to prevent reestablishment.
• Manage bird populations to decrease deposited seeds.

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