* Are These Mulberry Leaves? *

[sissyofone]

A neighbor brought me a big bag full of these. I just need to be sure they are Mulberry leaves they are velvety feeling. I guess is the best way to describe it. I've fed them Mulberry leaves before but they looked different. And I understand there's different types of Mulberry trees. Can someone please help me out here? Just want to be sure they are safe.

 

[Tom]

The pics are very blurry for me, but it looks like mulberry from what I can tell.

 

[WillTort2]

They look a lot like my mulberry tree leaves.

 

[sissyofone]

Thanks Tom and Willtort2. Neighbors that brought them over for my torts will be back tomorrow with another bag full they say there family has about 30 trees in there yard. Is it OK to store them in refrigerator? Or What's the best way to keep them fresh? Thanks again.

 

[Yvonne G]

It might be the white mulberry tree, but they really don't have velvety feeling leaves. I think, before you offer it to your tortoise, you should take a small branch with leaves on it to a nursery and get a 'for sure' identification.

 

[lismar79]

I would do as Yvonne suggested. They do look like one of my trees leaves. The more mature big "white mulberry" tree I have that doesn't always produce fruit looks like those. My smaller trees have the more common known frill leaves.

 

[Len B]

I believe Dan has it right, morus rubra, "red mulberry". The velvety felling is on the underside of the leaf only. A pic just taken of one I have growing in a pot.

 

[sissyofone]

Thanks everyone. Does anyone know the best way to keep them fresh? I have several bags of them. And how often is it OK to feed them?

 

[Levi the Leopard]

I've successfully kept some fresh by putting them in a large ziplock bag with a paper towel and keeping it in the produce drawer of the fridge. Not massive quantities though....

With large amounts of mulberry leaves I dry them out, crumble them up and use it as a salad topping

 

[sissyofone]

Thanks.. I never thought of drying them out and using them that way. But will give it a try. Thanks again..

 

[sissyofone]

*More pics to Identify*... Are these Mulberry Leaves also? I just added to my same thread.

 

[sissyofone]

Anyone??

 

[Len B]

I'm not sure, could it be a type of fig tree ? The shape looks similar to my brown turkey fig leaves, but mine are not as glossy. sorry not much help

 

[Star-of-India]

Looks like fig to me. I have no idea as to their edibility, but I'd expect that they're fine. That's definitely an edible fig fruit-wise. Figs of various species are eaten by all sorts of animals.