There are about 10 species of Mulberry as trees and shrubs in the Northern Hemisphere; the most species in Asia. It is a member of the Fig Family. They bear alternate, sort of heart-shaped leaves with toothed margins. The flowers are yellowish-green catkins about 1/2 to 1.5 inches long, with separate staminate catkins on male trees and pistillate catkins on female trees. The female catkins develop the closely packed little berries on each columnar cluster. The usually red-purple fruits are edible for humans and many animals. The White Mulberry of China is the most common species in Asia and North America and sometimes bears white or pinkish fruits, but they usually are also red-purple.

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