meant to post this pic too

Yes.

Andrew, I found a mulberry near me as well and the berries on it are not long like most pictures I see online... everything else matches the description. This looks like mulberry to me! Similar to the one I found. I took cuttings, hope they grow up quick.

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Yes. Good for fresh eating, pies, jelly. I've never tried drying them, but some varieties evidently dry well.

Awesome thank you. Wish that tree wasn't so tall.

Mulberry trees drop ripe fruit readily, so try shaking the tree if possible. Some folks spread a sheet out underneath to collect the berries when they fall.

I will give that shot this evening. There are a lot of them on the ground but unfortunately there is a lot of foot traffic, including people walking their dogs. So any berries on the ground are out, but I will lay a sheet down and try to get them down myself. Thanks for the tip.

Cali Gardener, whats up with them being small you think?

Good news is that the seeds inside aren't really noticable, I'm guessing that size is the reason for this.

Andrew, while you've got your sheet or tarp on the ground, climb up in there and shake the tree to get the ripe ones to fall out.

Yours may just be a random seedling that was allowed to grow to that size...not much you can do about fruit size... it is what it is... but hopefully they're tasty.