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White Mulberry: Morus alba
Chinese Mulberry: Morus australis
African Mulberry: Morus mesozygia
Texas Mulberry: Morus microphylla
Black Mulberry: Morus nigra
Red Mulberry: Morus rubra
The red or American mulberry can be found in eastern U.S.A
The white mulberry can be found in eastern U.S.A and central China
The Black mulberry can be found in western Asia
Silkworms eat mulberry leaves. The white mulberry tree, native to China, is the preferred food source.
white mulberry
Silk worms are fed on the leaves of the Black Mulberry (Morus nigra)