What is the name of this tree?

[Bovina_Beas]

I have this tree growing in my backyard and its had these green fuzzy balls all over for months. Here recently it's started to ripen to the third pic attached. I've also attached pics of the leaves and tree bark. Thanks!

[Lindsaylew82]

This one is tough!

So far the closest thing I can find is Paper Mulberry.
Leaves like this...

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Bark like this...

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And fruits like this...

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[Bovina_Beas]

That looks extremely close to what I have. The only difference I see is that the leaves on my tree vary in pattern. They range from the pitchfork shape to this shape in the pic.

[rainbowgardener]

It is definitely some kind of mulberry. Mulberry is one of the few trees to have different leaf shapes like that.

This is leaf shapes of the red mulberry:


https://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/extension/4h/tr ... ves_lg.jpg

What you showed didn't look like typical mulberry berries, which usually look like somewhat elongated raspberries:


https://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/ ... lberry.jpg

However, you can see in the picture, like the right center berry, the berries do tend to open up more if they are getting over ripe. If you have one berry, you probably have lots more. Can you post a couple more pictures of different ones, clusters?

I only know of red, black and white mulberries, which are all similarly shaped.

[Lindsaylew82]

I suggested paper mulberry because she mentioned fuzzy balls first with fruit pushing through.

Paper mulberry have the different shaped leaves as well. While I'm not sure it's a positive match, I guess it could be, I was hoping to help with a correct ID. I think I'm hot on the trail!

[Bovina_Beas]

Sorry for the delay. Here is a pic of the fruit up close and fruit on the tree.
If it is paper mulberry, is it good for anything?

[Lindsaylew82]

Ok! I definitely think it's paper mulberry!

The fleshy orange/red fruit is edible, but the pit is not. If you gathered enough, I'm sure you could scrape the fleshy part off and make some jam! The leaves are edible and are used to wrap food in for cooking.

The bark was used for cloth and paper. That's how it got its name! It may still be used for that purpose.

The fuzzy leaves make impromptu toilet paper...

If you eat it, I'd be very curious what your opinion is on flavor!

[Rairdog]

Very cool. How did it get there? Once I have a new tree I search the hood to find the parent.