When I first figured out what this was. I had "Pop goes the weasel" stuck in my head. That was all I really knew about mulberry bushes. I was really excited about having a large tree that produced something edible. However, the 40 ft tree shadows my driveway, making a horrible purple mess several weeks a year. It's very invasive - there are at least 5 small trees, some of which I've dug up several times and they keep coming back.
White mulberries were first imported to feed silkworms, but silk is really difficult to make profitably.
(http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/FNR/FNR_237.pdf) ID: Three different leaf shapes (notched, mitten and entire) with glossy leaves and rounded serrate margins.
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