It’s got at least a six-inch diameter on the trunk now. I love it.
I was actually able to find the original order receipt from Gurney’s nursery in my old e-mails:
But it did grow big very quickly. It looks like it will be an excellent climbing tree in a few more years. And though the fruit isn’t incredible or as ridiculously profuse as it is on my Illinois Everbearing tree, it’s still delicious and abundant.
I’m collecting better varieties of mulberry in my nursery for sale this new year. Last year I almost sold out of everything, even tiny trees. This year I’ll be propagating a lot more, plus working on getting some root stock going so I can graft some oh-do-difficult-to-root Pakistan Long mulberry trees and sell them. That’s at least a one-year proposition however… so stay tuned.
As for this black mulberry tree… time is a wonderful thing. Put in trees right now and you’ll be peering up at them in just a few years. There’s no time like the present to plant. Get out there and plant!
7 responses to “A four-year-old black mulberry tree”
It's 10 above, outside. You'll understand if I wait just a bit for the ground to thaw. Say, mid April for the early stuff like onions. But the planning is going full on. And I'll be starting the onion seeds in a few days.
10. Whoa. Not cool.
It's 10 above, outside. You'll understand if I wait just a bit for the ground to thaw. Say, mid April for the early stuff like onions. But the planning is going full on. And I'll be starting the onion seeds in a few days.
Are you pruning this tree? If so, how often, when, and how much, etc.? We have mulberry tree that has been in the ground for almost 5 years. It just started to take off this past summer. I just don't know when or how much to prune back.
I only pruned a little to remove crossing branches in the center.
Mulberries can take all the pruning you feel like giving them. Depending on the species, they can grow quite tall. Black mulberries (Morus nigra) are the smallest of all – Red mulberries (Morus rubra) are the tallest, sometimes growing into stately (and unharvestable) 60' trees.
David, I bought a dwarf everbearing mulberry tree from you awhile back. It has started fruiting but the fruit is only about the size of a TicTac. Will the fruit get larger as the tree matures? or will it stay this small?
At this time of year, the fruits are smaller. In spring, post-dormancy, they’re 2-3 times the size. Also, water and fertility makes a difference.