The Interesting World of Mulberries: A General Overview
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Had a bird or squirrel poop out a mulberry seed between mine and my neighbors fence. Currently have about a 15’ tree producing small to medium sized whitish/blackish (lavender?) mulberries. They taste like little apples/honey. Nature is awesome.
I have two small mulberry trees / bushes weaving up the fence, I think they like fenced
Mulberry is traditionally made into wine. The leaves make an excellent tea and can also be used as a vegetable like wrappers for dolmas
I planted a twig 3yrs ago and it is over 8ft tall and bushy and the fruit are delicious, it fruited 3rd year
I’m like you and I love both figs and mulberries. I try to propagate as many as I can every year. I intend to plant 2 for the birds and 1 for me, hahaha. Keep it up!
Morus rubra is the one native to the US; haven't seen any varieties in commerce though the straight species tastes decent (but this is always a big tree). M. alba (from China mostly) was widely planted in the early 19th century in an attempt to establish a silkworm industry (which failed b/c too labor intensive) and became a major weed. It can hybridize with M. rubra; "Illinois Everbearing" is such a hybrid. M. alba seedlings tend to be insipid, though the tree can be used to feed chickens and pigs on the fruit and goats on the foliage. I suppose you could use alba fruit as a sweetener and in most cases colorant, if something else provides the flavor. A few rare varieties have flavor, but might be rubra hybrids at some point.
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My mulberry prunning is simple. Make a single trunk at shoulder level. Then make umbrella type branches as many as it can accommodate. Further pruning is done leaving 2-4 inches on new growth on the umbrella branches.
Or, instead of making umbrella with many branches make 6 or 8. Any growth on these braches are bent donwards making them like a weeping tree. Trim 2-4 inches any growth from the weeping branches. You will get tons of fruits. If birds don't get to it first.
Mine is Morus alba or negra... not sure.
Mulberry young leaves can be eaten raw.
Mulberry tea leaves are medicinal.
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which mulberry do you have?
@@gasubtropics Illinois, Australian, Himalayan long, king white and unknown.
@@bluemarlin2004 where do you get them from 😳
I'm from Philippines I got it here locally.
When I was a kiddy, ever yard in my home state (IA) seemed to have a mulberry tree (or two)
Seems they've all been cut down, which is such a shame...no purple stains on carpets, true, but far fewer song bird, squirrels and no kids will get to climb into the branches "like a monkey" & shake down thundering piles of berries (which apparently have quite a few medicinal benefits)
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I had no idea there were different species of mulberries. I always thought mulberries were just... mulberries! And white mulberries? Very cool and well versed content!
Here in California climate zone 10a, I grow Pakistan, Shangri-La, Everbearing & Thai Dwarf Mulberry.
Garden Gainzz what's your favourite?
I really want to try Pakistan. I’m in zone 8b with extremely humid climate. And a small yard. Don’t know if it’s a good idea.
You can get White Russian (Morus alba tatarica ) that grows in 4 a and one that came from Germany called Trader Mulberry (Morus x trader) that grows in zone 3b . If you are in Northern BC like me they are game changers as I can finally grow a mulberry in my zone.
I just ordered an Illinois everbearing mulberry that said it’s hardy to zone 4 but now I’m seeing a lot of sources say it’s only hardy to zone 5 😔 I hope I didn’t waste money. I’ll still give it a try but I’m a little mad the company was misleading.
Do you like the favor of Morus alba tartarica?
@@CampingforCool41t is hardy there trust me mulch crazy. I know a guy he runs morning star nursery in Vermont he has thoes there growing extremely fast and he sells tons of them it is like zone 4 maybe 3b
The only reason they aren't on shelves at supermarkets is because they have a short shelf life. They're great for wine, jam, juice ( kombucha), pies.
Middle Eastern markets sometimes have dried mulberries.
Why no frozen?
My yard is covered in mulberries, and while some trees fruit arnt as flavorful as others, its a huge stretch to say all seedling trees wont produce quality fruit. Ive found that as the trees get older the fruit quality and size tends to increase.
I stole a branch of a neighbour building's mulberry tree to make cuttings lol, but I may have screwed up cause I'm not seeing any buds on most of the cuttings I made, just the bits where I cut off the real thin twiggy branches, and as far as I know, buds = new branches, so I dunno if they're actually going to grow new branches or not, we'll see come spring/summer though I guess.
If they grow entirely new suckers from the new roots instead I'd be happy with that as well.
If I get a good strong one, there's a small rose of sharon tree in my front yard I think I'm gonna replace it with. ( I have no idea where that even came from, I never planted it and it wasn't there in earlier photos I've seen/taken when I moved in).
What appears to be an everbearing cultivar came with my townhouse. It was a haystack looking mess when I moved in two years ago and I wound up hacking it back to the main stump. I'm getting a bumper crop this year, but clearly need to take up systematic pollarding. This thing is huge.
Looks very close to the house.
zone 8b central Texas. beautiful mulberry. produces well. got popcorn disease this year. sad.
I found 2 mulberry trees next to each other a few yards off my property this summer. One black and one white. Both fruits tasted good and I’m currently rooting 4 cuttings which are all growing nicely
If you’re looking for a white variety lemme know I can hook you up with some cuttings
How much for the white mulberry cuttings?
How big are these trees, Danny?
Ross Raddi they’re about 12 feet high each I wanna say. But they’re wild grown. I’d say they’re about 20 years old give or take
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I just started 4 “Shangri La” mulberry cuttings… and have a “Illinois Everbearing” that is going into the ground soon.
I have one ever-bearing type that bear fruit on new shoots, which make it pretty easy to manage the size. I didn’t know that most bear fruit on last year growth. My tc Pakistan mulberry have not fruit yet after 3 years.
I have some volunteer mulberry trees growing in the back wooded part of our city lot in Wisconsin. They have a smooth distintive golden color bark. The biggest one is very tall (20 ft) and straight. It is growing in a wooded area so it may be fighting for light. Would you have an idea on what variety of mulberry this could be. The birds were very aggressively protecting the tree so I didn't get many berries. But thanks to the birds I'm now finding a few mulberry seedling growing around the yard. I've not been able to find anything about the bark color.
Your site seems to be down :(
Where can I find the list you were referencing? I have a Shangri La and a white that I got from cuttings. The white is sweet but the Shangri La has better flavor. Thanks for the video!!
Did you ever get the Gerardi mulberries? If so how did they taste and perform? I am getting Gerardi mulberries for next year from raintree.
Do you grow the dwarf variety 'Charlotte Russe ' aka 'Mojo' ? Which i think may be a Morus nigra hybrid.
Thanks for the info.
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I think the white mulberry taste the best its my favorite next to the Pakistan
Can I send a picture of what I have? I’m not sure what it is and if it’s in the right spot
4:00 they surely fruit on same year growth
Deer eat it to a nub in North Florida
I planted a two foot mulberry in the backyard and the ground rodents got it and ate the leaves. It's trying to make a comeback. I bought a second mulberry tree two feet tall.
How tall shall I let the second mulberry tree grow before I plant it in the ground?
ross. the guy over on edge of nowhere farms says the mulberry fruit forms only on this year's branches. you say last year's wood. have you heard about this? maybe this is a varietal thing? I don't want to mess up my tree. mine is growing naturally in new jersey probably from bird poo. it just started fruiting this year. very small fruit. the older trees in my area are huge. when I lived in the middle east they had those very large fruit. so delicious. thanks!
Fruit comes on new growth at leaf nodes wherever a leaf comes out
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Mulberries come up like dandalions in my yard in Maryland! notsure what species they are butpretty sure whatever is natrualto this area fro mthe birs they had a yellowish tan bark and deep purplle berris when ripe a little smaller than a rasperry. they are extreemyly sweet,and with a bit of tartness too.i like the flavor alot on them. i tried growing russain muberries but they never produced.I have pretty old solver maple that dominates the backyard its close to 100 years old,and the mulberris lve it unerneath,and under the mulberries i have some black raseberries that are thriving.and under those some strawberries
I have heard on several videos that mulberries fruit in THIS YEARS wood. Is it different for Morus Alba and Nigra or different verities?
Have you heard of anyone growing mulberry in full to partial shade?
Looks like a fig to me
The good thing is they resistant to freezing winter.
white shatoot mulberry. my fav. honey dew melon taste. long weaping branches. the more u cut it the more it grows. too fast.
Are there any evergreen mulberries?
Not that I know of.
Good video!! Can I grow any mulberry trees in zone 4b ? I’m in Mattawamkeag Maine. I was assuming Pakistani would work but doesn’t sound like it!! Maybe the white mulberries then?
Yeah blackberries here in Maine are plentiful along logging roads. Foraged for almost 50 quarts one season and observed about three different varieties. One kind resembles mulberries and they are sweet with less tart or sourness in them. So they are conical and elongated. We have the common round variety and another kind very difficult to pull off.
The Russian subspecies of Morus alba (introduced by Mennonite settlers fleeing the Czar for the US and Canadian prairies and historically used for cheap shelterbelts though it is weedy via birds) should work. Morus alba in general tends to be sweet and flavorless, but you could probably mix it with tart, flavorful berries of other sorts (or liberally use lemon etc juice) and can definitely use it for livestock food. I don't remember if Geraldi Dwarf was rated zone 5 (might still work with effort at microclimate creation) or 4, but it was successful at a garden I knew in the Chicago area (zone 5b with 6a heat islands), is a manageable height, and actually tastes good. Look into it. Morus alba, like other species, usually has black fruits, but some varieties are white (nonstaining but lower antioxidants) or lavender. I have only tried seedling M. alba (usually poor), Geraldi Dwarf (good), and imported dried mulberries (both dark and "white" [become pale tan], varieties unlabeled but probably M. alba since they were imported from Central Asia, sweet but bland and a bit like granola) so am not an expert on which is best. I do like Geraldi.
I have Pakistan Mulberry bought from Willis Orchard,Atlanta 1o years back. Its a big tree now but its not producing any single fruit. I am in Michigan ? what Can I do? to get the fruit? I have planted another plant of same variety but its not growing fast. for first few years it grows very slowly, may be the deers eat? newer tender shoots? which variety should I buy? Please guide me. Thanks.
Same problem! I have the pakistani
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It takes a few years to bear fruits, or climate is too cold
You can choose cold hardy mulberry trees that are local to your area
FYI...It's pronounced like Val dast tah
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you can eat birds too...
What about the roots damaging the foundation of the house or water pipes, etc???
They typically won't because they have very shallow roots.
@@cristhianzerimarThis is good to know! I have found some in an adjacent garden bed, but was concerned about them reachibg my ancient sewer line.
They will destroy a septic system and those close to your property ...
You lost me when you said growing seeds is a waste of time. How else do you find these varieties like Illinois Everbearing or find a Morus macroura that is more cold tolerant than zone 8? Planting a lot of seeds and selecting for the desired traits. I understand that some people just want a “consistent” cultivar and don’t want any risk. But they will also never experience the reward of discovering a mulberry that absolutely nobody else in the world has.
Yeah that's how new varieties are made, selective breeding. Or even accidental, all of which come from seed
Depends on your patience. Not everyone has the time or acreage to spare.
I agree with everyone. I have 2 mulberry trees that were on this property when we bought it in 1994. They were already 30 feet tall back then. We could only pick from a couple of limbs that hung lower. I just noticed a few volunteers last year and just dug them up, and I will try and keep this one pruned.
But about growing from seed. I have been doing that with peaches/passion, fruit/ pomegranate, and others. I have plenty of patience and several acres of land. That said... I have been lucky that the trres grown from seed have been some of the most wonderful, sturdy, and productive peach trees that I have. 90% of my efforts have been positive, but there have been a few that took 6 years or more to realize I had a dud. That was wasted time/space/fertilizer, etc
I had 4 kids a not a lot of extra money when they were young. I love all the money that I have saved. The peach trees are in bloom now, and it's breathtaking.
Its just quicker growing from stem cuttings.
You can get a cutting from a mature tree that's proven itself to be cold tolerant
Most nutritious fruit.
Maybe it's just me but since you're talking about mulberry trees wouldn't be more logical to have a picture of a mulberry tree on the screen instead of a fig tree just a little constructor criticism don't take it too seriously but it might make it more interesting if you had a picture of the tree that you're talking about
White mulberry is highly invasive and the taste is not great. The dried ones just taste like dry raisins, no honey flavor at all. I would avoid it. Though I have never had any other mulberry so I don't have a reference. My strawberries destroy it in terms of flavor, juiciness, and sweetness. Even the wild black raspberries taste better and they are not that great either.
Just kinda let this play in the background as I sipped my whiskey and honey.. Your voice is as smooth as a fine glass of whiskey my good sir but I care not of what you speak haha