posted 5 years ago
It sure looks like a pure red mulberry, if it has a sandpaper feel to the upper leaf surface, I would say it certainly is. Whether or not it's a murrayana is hard to say. From what I understand, the murrayana is a recently discovered subspecies or variety of rubra found only in old growth forests of western Kentucky, and the only difference is slightly larger leaves and longer berries than the typical rubra. Hope that helps. Either way it's an awesome tree to have.