Is this a mulberry leaf?

[Ryan C]

I'm wondering if this is a type of mulberry? I have mulberrys in my yard that get fruit but they look different than this. Is this a non fruiting kind?

[bowandarrow473]

That looks like the mulberry we have in SC where I'm at hunting. Do the leaves on the tree have different shapes? Three lobed, mitten-like, and five lobed are all common mulberry leaf configurations I think.

[Ryan C]

No there all like this but some of them are huge like the size of my face.

[tipi stuff]

Yes, mulberry

[Loope]

Some mulberry trees only have one type leaf, looking like what you show.  I have white and red mulberry trees on the farm, some which only have one leaf shape.  The red mulberry leaves are larger, and have small hairs on the leaf, which make it seem rough.  The white mulberry is a much smaller leaf, maybe 3 to 5 inches, and sort of a glossy surface.

What you show looks like red mulberry to me.

[Ryan C]

Cool  thanks guys.

[mullet]

Kinda looks like a Silk Mulberry.

[SeanStuart]

Just my 2c. I don't think you can id most trees from just one leaf. Maybe a shot of the bark, and lower leaves are often different than higher. University of VA has a cool app for tree ids. It works sometimes and not other. Link:

http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/main.htm

Or maybe I cant put a link in? Who knows. Copy and paste!

[tipi stuff]

To some degree, tree identification can be done with one leaf. I think this depends on a variety of factors though. Some plants just have leaves with more easily identifiable characteristics than others. I can tell without a doubt, the leaf posted was mulberry. I’m not as good when it comes to distinguishing between pecan and black walnut. I don’t know that I can always determine each species of oak from my area (they hybridize terribly), but I can identify most of the trees where I live. Get me away from my area though,,,,,,,,,,
Here are most of leaf variations of the mulberry found on my place. As you said Sean, "It works sometimes".       Curtis