Handbook of Trees of the jSr( 



Tlie Paper Mulberry is an introduced tree 

 from eastern Asia and the neighboring islands. 

 Introduced into this country for ornamental 

 purposes it has escaped and become naturalized 

 in many localities in the Atlantic states from 

 New York to Florida and as far west as Mis- 

 souri. It does not often attain a greater 

 height than 40 or 50 ft. but develops a wide- 

 spreading rounded top of ample vigorous foli- 

 age and short trunk 3 or 4 ft. in thickness. 

 The bark of young trunks is quite smooth and 

 handsomely reticulated with pale yellow lines. 

 Old trunks commonly become singularly 

 gnarled and convoluted. The tree is called 

 Paper Mulberry from the fact that paper of 

 very good quality is made in China and Japan 

 from its inner bark. The tapa-cloth which is 

 used extensively by the South Pacific Islanders 

 is also a product of this tree, being made from 

 the inner bark by maceration and puunding 

 to remove the non-fibrous portion. 



The wood is rather soft, light, coarse-grained 

 and easily worked, but of no commercial im- 

 portance in this country. 1 



Lfarrfi uRnally ovate, .'.-8 in. len^. not Inland .inrl 

 also (fspecially on .voiuii; plants) variousl.v ;;-."'.- 

 lobed <))• with sinijle lolte on one side ail forms 

 commonly on Hie same tree, cordate or rounded 

 at base, acuminate, serrate-dentate, ron.i^h aliove. 

 velvety tomentnse heneatlt, lona: petiolate. 

 Flotrf'tft in middle siu'in^^. stimulate aments 

 ppdtineled. Fruit hends ^^ in. actoss, with red 

 exseited rteshy perianth - 



1. A. W., XI, 266. 



2. For genus see p. 4;;:-l. 



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