Morus alba, or white mulberry, is not recommended to plant as it has invasive tendencies. It aggressively spreads through wildlife, outcompeting native species and hybridizing with the endangered red mulberry. It prefers warm, moist, well-drained loamy soils, in a sunny location, and can withstand drought once well established. Even when selecting male or fruitless cultivars to avoid seed spread, the species has extremely fast growth rates and will require continual pruning. The tree is messy, dropping fruit that stains surfaces and leaves in the fall. The Auditor General of Ontario has specifically flagged this tree species as a concern in the nursery trades ("Value-for-Money Audit � Management of Invasive Species," 2022) and as such should not be recommended for planting. As an alternative native to North America, consider Morus rubra or Nyssa sylvatica.