Morus alba

White mulberry

Wide-spreading round-headed tree up to 15 m high with grey or greyish yellow branches bearing thin, rather small light-green leaves. The leaves are palatable to cattle. In North Africa the coppice shoots are harvested for animal fodder.

					As % of dry matter
				DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ca	P	Ref
Fresh leaves, India					15.0	15.3	14.3	7.4	48.0	2.42	0.24	436
							Digestibility (%)
					Animal		CP	CF	EE	NFE	ME	Ref
Leaves					Cattle		71.0	54.0	4.0	83.0	2.23	436