PlantFiles: Paper Mulberry
Broussonetia papyrifera

Remains small and shrubby in Alabama, but still manages to overrun an entire yard. Very hard to eliminate, impossible to love.

I had three of these unatrractive trees growing on my repossessed property when I bought it. They are highly invasive and spread vegetatively; there were offshoots along the base of the house, in the garage [!] and many on an unoccupied property next door. They were also very messy, dropping catkin like flowers[?] that became a soggy mess after rain. Hundreds of offshoots would pop up between mowings [I counted one day] so I had these trees removed. They are hard to kill, and offshoots continued to pop up for three years. Invasive plant status is well deserved.

Paper Mulberry Broussonetia papyrifera is naturalized in Texas and other States and is considered an invasive plant in Texas.

This awful, alien tree has established itself on my property. I really can find no positive adjective to describe it. Recommandation: Kill it.

This tree is listed as a Category II Exotic Pest Plant in Florida. In my area of central Florida, it is very invasive, taking up residence in almost every disturbed area. Unless cared for in someones yard, this trashy tree has yellow-green leaves. In my opinion, it is quite unattractive. It should be discouraged in Florida.

A medium sized Asian tree with sandpaper textured leaves and twigs. Leaves are toothed and can be unlobed to very deeply lobed , all on the same tree.

The leaves are sandpapery above and very velvety below. The bark is a yellow-brown network of small ridges. Flowers in April-May ,fruits are reddish and barely edible, but birds and wildlife relish them.

Common along fencerows, as birds have deposited the seeds when they perch.

No other tree north of Florida has such rough leaves and velvety undersides.

Inner bark was once used for paper and in some parts of the world, it is beaten into something called Tapa Cloth.