Morus alba, known as
white mulberry, is a short-lived, fast-growing, small to medium-sized
mulberry tree, which grows to 10–20 m tall. The species is native to northern
China, and is widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere (United States, Mexico, Australia, Kyrgyzstan, Argentina, etc.). It is known as shahatut शहतूत in Hindi,
Tuta in
Sanskrit,
Tuti in
Marathi,
Dut in
Turkish and
Toot in
Persian in
Azerbaijani and in
Armenian.