Pruning Mulberry Trees for Size, Shape and Production
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Today we're showing you a few different ways we're pruning mulberry trees here on the farm. Mulberry trees are one of the most versatile fruit trees out there and that makes pruning them VERY easy.
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Very cool! Each tree is unique, its like an art form!
So true Kylan. Not only that, but it changes each year depending on how the tree grows.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm and you do that, 170 time, every year?!? Lol
@@kylanve yup. Cool challenge, right?
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm haha! This world needs more challenges like this!! What is the end goal for having so many trees? Will you be selling the produce or making products to sell?
@@kylanve its a mixed bag for what the trees will be used for. Most obvious is to show what can be grown successfully here in AZ. We do have production crops that we plan on selling (peaches, apples, mulberries and citrus for sure). Personal use as well.
My favorite thing about my mulberry trees is that i can propagate dozens of new trees from a single pruning session. I started with a couple tiny trees last year, and now i have an entire row of beautiful trees making fruit.
I agree! Isn't it amazing the way that works, from one branch you can turn it into many trees! I'm sure your mulberry orchard is beautiful!
What's you opinion on trees that split into a double or multiple trunk right at the ground level? Is this an issue? My Pakistan mulberry was that way when I bought it, and i waited too long to remove a trunk, so now I have two equally sized leaders on a 6 ft tree lol.
@@selinamularz9194 that's really up to you. Multi trunk trees have a few advantages, one of which is they tend to be more stable in the wind. The reality for us is that might actually be a better way to go with our trees that are further away from the house and the wind blocks we'll eventually have in place.
I want to try this when I prune next year! I planted just one mulberry tree (a self-pollinating dwarf variety in zone 7a) this year. The goal being to shade and feed my chickens, and anything extra for people is great. It's between my coop and garden, and I was thinking about adding a couple and making a row. Thanks for sharing that you've already done it!
Each cut was a flood of tears. Let's hope everyone downstream on the San Pedro River have good flood insurance! No, mine is still waiting for the goats to get here to reduce the size :) Everything loves mulberry leaves. The turkeys will help themselves to every berry they find, and the pigs fight over them.
Mulberries are food, firewood, shade, and tolerate our heavy winds. The black Pakistan spent 3 years moping in the drought and dirt from wildfires. No fruit! Not even blooms. last summer as the monsoons hit, it went from 4 feet to over ten and a major bush. Before, any cuttings taken failed, probably because of the fire pollutants. This year, almost all of them have sprouted, as have cuttings from the grapes, Brown Turkey figs, and the neighbor's peach. I'm praying they also are growing roots, LOL! Even cuttings from the lavender look good. Lavender is a major for pollinators and hummingbirds.
Hey Martin. We just love mulberry trees. If we can get some cuttings to take we're considering putting another 24 Black Pakistan trees around the "livestock acre" so we can use them as fodder. It was amazing to see them really take off with the monsoon rains. It goes to show just how much natural rainfall impacts the growth and health of fruit trees! How much irrigation do you put on your lavender?
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Yeah, I like mulberries, but they're wind-proof (we can get 20 MPH winds for several days).
Rain has a lot that irrigation water doesn't like negative ions, organic dust, and it washes the leaves of dirt.
Lavender, minimal! Where they're from they get little rain, and most of that is winter mist. If you can, get cuttings (now is supposed to be a good time) and start them in sand. Every plant I bought was started in potting soil (mostly peat) and most got root rot. In Arizona, commercial farms plant lavender on long mounds and only water rooted (a year in the ground) at the base of the mound. A French lavender was too close to the tangerine tree, and tho not watered, got too much from watering the tree.
Commercial varieties (French and hybrid French) have the best bloom in early summer, but Spanish seems to bloom yearlong when in full sun. Hasta, kids!
Have been waiting for this video on mulberries! I have 6 of them. Want some to shade animals also, And some for the great fruits. Will be implementing your pruning methods! Again great job! May your land bear much fruit!!!!
Glad this was helpful June! Your mulberry trees will love it:)
Your referencing pruning young up and coming mulberry trees but in my case for old grandma and grandpa aged trees not fruiting how much ought to be pruned? I’m trying to rehabilitate or revive these old gems. I notice the flavor much stronger with these older mulberry trees. It makes me sick watching people cut them down because berries stain the road. I’ve found some old mulberry trees over 70-100 years old and are not fruiting due to never being pruned. Now wouldn’t It be best to cut all shoots going upwards? Exactly the opposite of young growing mulberry trees. ? Many trunk diameters are more than 2 feet. This is in Connecticut.. My Uncle worked for a fruit orchard and said he had to cut all the upward shoots of trees that are already matured. . Many I notice are getting diseases but read the age of a old mulberry is 50 years but these are way older than that. Their was s 50’ tall one and the farmers cut it down for no reason. Not to offend any farmers but really? What do you recommend on best time to cut off dead limbs? Does it matter?if you check on UA-cam heard that aloe Vera juice put on cuttings helps the tree grow way fester. ?
Well the thing is over in Massachusetts, Connecticut, North Carolina and possibly more states they made silk over here. I heard through the grapevine the weave pattern was compromised so they stopped. They paid people to plant the white mulberry tree. We have many of the Chinese species that have the tops drooping down to the ground in a arch appearance.The main reason for this was for gathering all the mulberry leaves for the silkworms in silk production.
Hey there Rob. First off, I'm glad to hear you're wanting to rehab these trees. It's a shame we see food bearing trees as a nuisance as we import food from all over the world that has no flavor or nutritional value. One of our many downfalls as a society. These trees are going to need a multi year approach to bring down the size and induce fruiting wood. I would start with about 30% of the branching and bring them down several feet so they are reachable. The general rule of thumb is to remove no more than 30% of total material each season. Try that this Winter and see how the tree responds and go from there. You didn't mention how high off the ground the tree "breaks" to form scaffold branches?
I have a mulberry tree that is over 20 years and is huge!!! It’s been hit by lightning at least 5-6 times that I know of I need HELP on how to cut it back. It’s so big it tried to fall over but we put a big beam on one side to hold it up lol I live in West Virginia and have no clue what to do People stop and say that they can’t believe it is still alive and so humongous I love to just go out and eat fresh berries but this year it’s not producing any
Wow, what a testament to that trees tenacity to keep going after multiple lightening strikes!! As for pruning, you can be quite aggressive with mulberry trees when you're pruning. That being said, I would do it in stages over 2-3 years to lessen the amount of shock the tree is going to endure. As for the type of pruning, that's completely up to you. We prune based on what we want the tree to do. For production, we keep the tree pruned lower to the ground and use an open center design. If you go this route you can top the tree a few feet down on the uppermost branches and take out a "chunk" of the center of the tree to start working it down that way. If you want to keep the general shape of the tree you can do the same with alternating branches over a few years of pruning. The general goal is to prune no more than about 30% of the total branch mass in any given season. Hence the need for this one to be done over a few years.
Hopefully this helps.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Yes it does and Thank you so much for your a advice ❤️ and I just found out that this tree is over 60 years old i would love to send you a picture but haven't figured out how to do it yet lol when I do you'll see how tremendous it is Ok I just figured it out but it's too dark to see the trunk and twisted split branches that are still growing it's amazing I'll send it in the morning THANK YOU AGAIN FOR GETTING BACK TO ME You are very appreciated 😉
@@wenonadanks-pc5nh You can email that pic to us or send it over on FB or Insta. You can find our email on the About tab here on YT;
www.youtube.com/@EdgeofNowhereFarm/about
this is great information ! are mulberries seedless fruits?
Great question Paige. Technically they all have seeds, but I'm not able to taste them in the unpollinated fruit we have here. One thing that may make a difference is pollinated seeds, but we don't have any male trees around to pollinate the berry producing females.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm awesome thank you for your reply😀
I just discovered that I have a mulberry on my property. We have been here for 4 years and this is the first time that I have ever noticed fruit on the tree. I had been wondering what it was for 4 years! So, was it just a case of not being observant enough, or does the mulberry not have fruit every year? I am thrilled that I have it!
First off, congrats on that mulberry! It is one of our favorite things to grow here on the farm. It's fairly common for newly planted trees to take a season or two to start fruiting, but usually that's an exception. It could be that they were blown off by the wind which can happen. Of course, just because we haven't experienced it here, doesn't mean it cant happen. Either way, I'm glad you're getting production from it!!
Even from a different continent, I gained immensely from your video. And a runaway mulberry tree in my garden probably gets a reprieve! Thank you for your sharing of expertise from South Africa.
Glad you found this one useful Robbie. Here's to a healthy future for you and that tree!
Thank you! This is the most informative video I've found thus far. I have a young mulberry tree that we planted this spring. I'm a new gardener and this is my first fruit tree. Immediately after planting we had a terrible hail storm that ravaged the leaves-I thought it was destroyed. But the next day it started growing back and it eventually exploded! Then just a few nights ago, we had something come by (deer, I think) and munch about 2/3 of the branch tips. I have a little cage around it now, but will be planting deer-repelling plants soon. I need as much help as I can get. I'll be out there this winter pruning with your advice!
Glad you enjoyed this one and found it useful. That's pretty frustrating to see all that growth and have someone come along and much on it, but as you're seeing mulberries are VERY resilient, so it should be just fine.
wow... very useful. Learned a lot!
They grow significantly slower in NY state.
I have read that after cutting/pruning wider than 2-inch branch, it doesn't heal and can start a rot.
Would you comment please? What experience do you have on this?
Generally speaking you shouldn't need to do anything to a pruning cut made during the dormant season. However, if you're getting rain around pruning time you may want to use a sealant on the cut of the larger branches. It wouldn't hurt to use it either way if you're concerned.
Fabulous information that I can use in my own garden..
Glad you enjoyed this one and found it useful!
I would love to get some mulberry seeds especially the Pakistan variety I am starting a food Forest permaculture and I would love to have these mulberry trees@@EdgeofNowhereFarm
@@miztri hey there. Unfortunately, we do not have a male mulberry tree anywhere around here, so the seeds are not viable for planting. Sorry about that.
Where can I find a white Pakistani mulberry tree? I live about 30 mins south east of Phoenix
That's a tough one Maria. The "White Pakistan" we purchased on our old farm and brought onto this one is probably not an actual white pakistan, but rather some type of Persian mulberry.
Any chance I could get some starter branches of assorted Mulberry trees? I am in AZ Tucson area. Not sure where you are located. Let me know the cost.
Ty
Lee
Hey Lee. We don't have a current plan to start shipping out any cuttings, at least not yet. We're located in Wittmann, so about 1 hour NW of downtown Phoenix. If we do decide to add that to our farm business we'll market that through our customer email list that you can join through our website;
www.edgeofnowherefarm.com/
If you're ever up our way, let us know and maybe we can sneak a few branches off the tree for you.
Thank you for the information on the black Pakistan mulberries. We planted on last Feb. '21 but a hard freeze killed it back to the ground. It came back about 3 months later and is now a beautiful multi trunk tree. We will now need to decide how to prune it, single trunk or keep the multi trunk.
Hey William. Glad to hear that tree bounced back for you. They really are incredibly hardy trees and with multiple trunks you should see a solid harvest. What growing zone are you in?
My mullberry is about a year old from a start. It does't have 4 feet of growth on a single trunk. I have 4 trunks coming up from the ground. Idk what to do
Hmm, that's a bit of a challenge. You didn't mention where you're located and the variety, but if it's a dwarf tree you may want to leave a couple of trunks if it's growing slowly. Even then you really don't HAVE to eliminate any of the trunks. Any tree grown from a cutting (nearly all mulberries) will grow true to type and that includes anything that grows out of the soil from the roots.
@13:20 ...realizing that you are making wind breaks with the trees as well.
Bingo! We have folks ask us all the time why we don't plant wind breaks for the trees, not realizing that the orchards are placed to be wind blocks for the center of the farm!
I'm sorry but by the first 40 seconds of drone footage shows your soil is dead! Wish you the best.
Boy is that ever the case. Lots of work to do in making that change!
Video suggestion : Night vision & machine guns for predator control.
Now that would be fun to watch...and produce for that matter!
Any silk?
No silk worms here unfortunately. We haven't considered it, but I wonder how they would do in our weather?
I bought a very tall Pakistan Mulberry that had about 8’ of bare trunk with several branches out the top. I decided to harvest all the branches and got several new trees out of it started rooting! Even a chunk of the trunk!!
The original potted trunk is now about 4’ tall and I just noticed a little spout at ground level coming thru. Yay!
Is there a way to encourage growth out of a green trunk that is void of any node growth? I was thinking: “grafting”??
Woohoo, glad you're making new babies from that tree! As for encouraging growth from a smooth trunk that should happen naturally. Mulberries are a little unique in that they can quite easily be coppiced or pollarded each year and new growth will sprout from the areas around the cut. From what I understand, you can also make a small incision in the bark to encourage growth as well, although we have not tried that ourselves.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Awesome! I was wondering about scaring/releasing the bark at old nodes. Is that where you would place a cut? Above old nodes?
@@valeriesjeans That would be ideal if you can.
Hi, Dwayne, is it possible to prune Pakistan mulberry as in the shape of the Shangrila mulberry tree, I don’t want mine to be too tall, I want it to be easier to harvest because I’m short lol
Yes, you can prune it down short, but it will grow a bit more aggressive than the Shangri La in our experience.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm thank you for your reply!! Much appreciate!
so was this an air layer cutting?
The Black Pakistani ones at the back of the property we bought last winter. But the 4 Shangri La, 2 Contorted, 3 Everbearing and 2 White were all air layered from the old property. We are attempting cuttings this year!
Is there a way to keep the trunk from getting too wide? Just got a dwarf everbearing and want to plant as production. I heard it’s really not dwarf and not to plant near house foundation? Small garden here
Your everbearing shouldn't get all that wide on the trunk, at least not as much as standard varieties do. As for planting near the house, I think that will still be ok, but I would give it as much space as possible. Oh and don't be afraid to prune nice and heavy! 😉
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm thank you so much as always!
Exactly what I was looking for.
Glad you enjoyed this one and found it useful!
Can you get Shangri-La Mulberry trees to grow taller to create shade? Or are they not good to let them get taller?
Hey Kylan. They can grow quite large, even with heavy pruning, but not as large as a Pakistan. The main issue is the weight of the branches, especially when the tree is young. We had the trunk split on our first tree due to the weight of the branches when it was young. Still survived though after heavy pruning.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm ok great!! Thanks!!!
Love the location and layout of your property.
Glad you like it. We were fortunate to find this little piece of desert. It's come a long way in the 4 years we've been here.
Darn that's a fast growing Mulberry -- what are you feeding it ? I just planted a young one (Pakistan) in the ground beginning of this past summer and its over 4 feet tall from about 7 inches. So Winter is the best time to Prune them? Enjoying your video also. What brand are they also (Black Mulberry)??
Congrats on that tree and yes, they do grow like gangbusters!
Winter is the ideal time for pruning, so you have the lowest risk of the pruning cuts getting infected. They also tend to "bleed" pretty badly when they are cut during the Summer months when the sap is flowing heavy. We do have Black Pakistan mulberries which is what you're seeing us prune in this episode.
why did not show results.
Here's a shot of us harvesting from these trees this past Spring.
ua-cam.com/video/Lu9S8hvsDOU/v-deo.html
Can’t wait to see what they look like in 2 months
Hey Thomas! These trees are insane with the growth they put on, so I'm curious to see how they do this year as well. All of these trees have to contend with a constant barrage from ground squirrels stealing their leaves, so we really need them to charge hard out of dormancy!
Hello I am from Pakistan I have 5 varieties of mulberry. Pruning mullbery! I never, I just watched this video so this year I am going to prune it.
I think you'll be very happy with the production when you give them a good pruning each season!
I am interested in planting mulberry trees on our acreage. I was just told Pima county has banned the sale of them. We live in Cochise county and would like to purchase some. Do you have a reliable source to buy some? Thank you for such a huge resource of information 🙏🏻
I can't speak for one county or another, but I have heard of bans on male mulberry trees because of the pollen concerns. The female (fruiting) trees don't produce any pollen, but seeing as how government can't help but make things difficult I doubt they care. That being said, your best bet for mulberry trees is usually online. Stark Brothers and Raintree nursery are usually pretty reliable, but sometimes they won't ship certain things to us here. We've also found them at Richard's Garden Center in North Phoenix and other local nurseries from time to time. We're trying our hand at propagating them here as well for folks, but we won't have any for quite some time still.
My tree is 3 years no fruit 😢
That's unusual. Are you seeing any catkins when the tree breaks dormancy?
Excellent video. Lot to learn. I bought one Pakistani Mulberry last year. It was 6" height. I have to put it in ground.
Thanks Abid! They grow fantastic and will do even more so in the ground:)
What would be a good fertiliser for fruit
We've done a few videos on fertilizing. I'll link to one here that explains our take on it;
ua-cam.com/video/vt5yBtpgXiE/v-deo.html
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm thanks for taking time to reply.I’m off to watch it now.
Great info. Having shown us the pruning, it would be helpful to also show us the results on the same trees at the next peak fruit season.❤
Ask and ye shall receive!! Here's a video we shot doing a harvest from these trees last season.
ua-cam.com/video/Lu9S8hvsDOU/v-deo.html
13:17 "...very very small fruit"
That's a little bit of bad news for me, because that is the type of mulberry I bought (Everbearing)--but I do like that you said it is prolific.
Take a peak at our Instagram page. Last year Lori posted a pick of a single harvest from our 3 everbearing mulberry trees (we get several that size during the growing season in Spring). They give us a TON of fruit!!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thanks, will do!
Very good video! Great explanations of what to do, and why to do it. And done for several purposes and different types of tree. I just got 2 mulberry trees, haven't even planted them yet. You've definitely validated my decision, based on growth and purpose of their selection. New sub.
Hey there! I'm glad you found this one useful. We try to cover as many aspects of pruning as we can with these. And welcome to the channel!
Thank you for this video! I recently bought an everbearing mulberry and wow, in about a week, it started to sprout in a small pot! I just watched your "Planting Mulberries in Arizona" and you mentioned that you and Lori are a little late planting them in ground. For someone who lives in Vegas, do you recommend I plant my mulberry right now? Or, should I wait a few more weeks? Right now, Vegas is pushing 60+ degrees and it's gonna warm up to about the 70s in coming days. Any advice is much appreciated.
Congrats on that new mulberry tree!! They are probably our favorite all around tree and it's just hard to beat when it comes to growth and production. Now is the BEST time of year to get deciduous trees into the ground, so yes you'll want to plant that tree. While we both may see some frost before the Winter is over, chances are good we'll be on a steady warming trend over the next few weeks. Forecast for us right now is high 70's before next weekend!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thank you so much for the advice. Can't wait to get it in the ground!
How do you recommend rooting the cuttings this time of year?
Rooting them in a temp and humidity controlled building is best. The "fig pop" method is what many people use, but we prefer to air layer them during the growing season.
I pruned my everbearing and I can't wait for them to get ripe. They are my favorite!
We are looking forward to them as well Alan. We ate a lot fresh, froze for smoothies and the wine we made turned out Fantastic! This year will be really exciting since it will be the first year we will let most of the trees fruit!!
I’ve never successfully propagated mulberries from dormant cuttings. I have several that I started from cuttings but they were all using growing branches. I’d love to be able to start enough to line the back of my property with them. I have a huge hybrid willow tree in my front yard and I jam cuttings in the ground in winter wherever I need quick shade. I wish mulberries were as easy, lol.
We're curious to see whether or not these take. The 2 white mulberries we have on the back of the farm here are from air layering we did on the tree from the old farm, but as you're saying it was during the growing season. If these don't pan out then we'll have a bunch of tin foil potatoes hanging from the trees here this Summer!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I think I’ve tried every type of commonly use propagation method except air layering. I need to give it a try. I remember watching some of your older vids where you guys did that with several trees in preparation for your move. I built a hydroponic cloner a few years ago and that’s been the way I’ve been able to propagate my mulberries as well as lots of blackberries too.
@@jaredmccutcheon5496 now that's the way to go. A cloner would make all of this a heck of a lot easier.
Oh wow that's odd! I can get dormant mulberry cuttings to strike roots all the time. I've even had them root in water. Since you have willows, just use those along with the mulberry cuttings or make some willow tea rooting liquid by cutting 1" willow pieces and adding boiling water and allowing to steep for a while.
How do you propagate the cuttings?
We're testing something this season that we haven't tried before. We included it in one of our vlogs that I'll link for you here;
ua-cam.com/video/99zwKHSvaBQ/v-deo.html
Whats the spacing on the dwarf everbearing hedge? Great video
I believe we have those about 10' apart on center, which works out just about perfect going on 3 years in.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm they’ve filled up so nicely, I’d like to gift you a worlds best mulberry so you can add it to the mulberry varieties growing at your farm. Where can I contact you by email?
@@kwlweapons our email address is on the About tab here on UA-cam.
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Looks like mulberry pruning is in your future?
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Yes. I live north of Toronto and planning to prune and graft mulberry in March.
@@farhadalavimehr ah, ok. That far North you're a couple months behind us here!
R u guys selling any mulberry trees
Any idea where I can purchase some, tucson ir Phoenix
Hey there Jesus. We do plan on selling mulberry trees in the future, but we don't have them available right now (hopefully some this Fall). You can usually find mulberry trees through online nurseries right now. I'm not sure who carries them locally for you in Tucson, but it's worth trying one of these online nurseries; Stark Brothers, Raintree, groworganic.com and planting justice.
Good stuff 👍
Glad you found this one useful Joseph!
Super knowledgeable dude. That growth in one year is really impressive. I want one but they’re illegal down here in Phoenix, and they get too big to hide 😅
Glad you enjoyed this one Garrett. Also, did some research on this several years ago and the only prohibition is on MALE mulberry trees (because of the pollen). We only grow female trees which happen to be the only thing you need for fruit. 😉
Hey Duane... thanks for this pruning vlog of Mulberries. Had a "professional" friend of mine, come by and help direct me, as I pruned up the neighbor's Mulberry. I was a bit concerned as to whether this tree was going to respond well this year or not. As of today, it seems to be doing O.K., budding and leafing out on all that remained after pruning. Not sure about fruit this year. There is one tip of a branch that is showing catkins. I will be feeding this tree this coming week (I'm thinking of using a 10.10.10 slow release type fertilizer).
Look forward seeing your Mulberries leaf out and produce fruit later this year.
Cheers....
Hey Tony! I'm very curious to see how that mulberry responds as well. You're doing everything you can to help it along. At this point, it's on the tree if it doesn't produce!
I'm concerned that you removed way too much wood in one pruning. I've always heard and abided by never take off more than one third. Some say one fourth. If more than that is taken off the tree sends out lots of water shoots and leaves because it feels it needs foliage to survive. I did take about half off one of our apple trees many years ago and that season it looked like a dandelion with all the new branches it sent out. Often pruning for shape should take place over several growing seasons. Maybe it's different with mulberry trees. We've never felt the need to prune more than a few branches on our mulberry trees because they grow so vigorously. Let me know your thoughts please.
Hey there. Mulberry trees here in Arizona grow VERY aggressively, so pruning nice and heavy on young trees really helps to keep the size more manageable. With the exception of the everbearing mulberry trees that are naturally less aggressive (and which we prune less aggressively), all of our mulberry trees nearly doubled in size in 2022 from where they were prior to last year's pruning. In fact, we had one of the Pakistan mulberries start to split from too much growth last summer. I'll link to that one for you here, so you get a sense of how strong these trees were growing after this pruning;
ua-cam.com/video/k5N0ePd6DAA/v-deo.html
That being said, the 30% rule is a solid rule of thumb and unless I know how aggressive a tree is going to be, I usually stick to that number.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thanks, I was hoping you had a good reason and you did! Our Everbearing grew like crazy as well as our Pakistani so I was very cautious with over pruning. Thanks again for the video link!