My Edibles: Mulberry Trees VIC

Mulberry - Black English

Mulberry - Black English (Grafted) ^8/10

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Actually this is my neighbours tree, a large portion falls on my side of the fence.  I prune and take care of my side, little I can do for the other side.  The kids love picking the berries in summer.  I don't think the berries are as plump as they should be, they feel abit dryish and not juicy but taste sweet.  It's a very large neglected tree.

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Mulberry - White Shahtoot (Grafted) ^6/10

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From all accounts a beautiful, decorative, fruit tree providing shade in summer and deciduous.  Still small at the moment, with new leaf buds about to burst.  I pruned the top of it to try and get it to branch more.  Seems to be happy where it is. Nov 1st 2011- Has grown lateral branches and I managed to find one ( others had dropped off) large, plump fruit about 10 cm long- really impressive!  Tasted sweet but still not ripe enough. Very promising! I am sure will take off during Summer.

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2011 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

When can I expect to get fruit?

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot (Grafted) ^6/10

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Love the large green leaves and looking forward to sampling the fruit of course!    Also, being decidous I hve planted next to our deck to provide shade in summer but let in the winter sun. Hope it grows a lot more this spring onwards.

Fruiting Months November

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2011 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

None required so far.

Organic Status:Organic

Mulberry - White Shahtoot (Grafted)

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The Red Shahtoot I bought last year produced fruits within 2 months, I was so impressed with the performance that I decided to try out the White Shahtoot as well. Both white and red varieties are said to tolerate clayey soil very well which is great because some parts of my backyard's soil is clayey, and the thought of reaping the fruits of these plants without the need to improving the surrounding soil quality is too good to be true.

I ordered this tree from Daleys during one of the hottest weeks, and yet it looks most healthy. Very impressed. I hope the fruits taste as good as what is suggested.

Planted: 2011

Height 60 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot

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Dec 2010: Plant is already bearing about 1/2 dozen fruits, hope they don't drop off prematurely like a few of my persimmon trees.

Oct 2010: A branch was broken when I opened the parcel but all is fine. The tree is now planted into 25cm pot, will plant in the ground autumn/spring next year. Can't wait to taste the fruit.

Planted: 2010

Height 40 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Months from Purchase in Pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Mulberry - Black English (Cutting)

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Black mulberry is said to taste better than the white and red ones. I'll plant the other two varieties too and test it out.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Mulberry - White Shahtoot (Seedling) ^10/10

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vigourous growth

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

fruit eaten by possums, lorikeets

Mulberry - Hicks Fancy (Grafted) ^7/10

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Fruited within its 1st year of planting, as a bare rooted tree. Only a handful, which is bit disappointing. 1 of the branches died but the other is growing well. This is a early season variety. No hassle tree. Doesnt like we feet.

Prune in winter.

Planted: 2009

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 30% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Mulberry - White Shahtoot

Mulberry - White Shahtoot

Mulberry - Black English (Grafted) ^9/10

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Eat fruit straight from the tree while working in the shed or enjoying the back yard, I have espalliered the tree to cover an unattractive fence and as it is a fast grower it has achieved this well. Low maintenance and easy to look after.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, October, November, December

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2009 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Searles 5 in One

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Certified

Comments

Mulberry - Black English (Cutting) ^8/10

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Bought two bare rooted via mail order from ebay in April 2010.   (They were grown from cuttings.) Immediately planted into large pots and tied to stakes.

Put in a wind protected location but with little sun they looked to struggle. Moved so they are against a north facing wall and they have regained follage and are growing steadily.  Plan to plant most vigorously growing one in the north west corner of the yard - once I get around to removing/relocating the tool shed. 

Will give or sell the other unless I can think of a good location in the yard, and can justify two large mulberries in the yard! 

Bought because I read that they thrive on neglect (so I can't go wrong), I love the fruit, the kids can climb it as they get older and I have fond childhood memories of climbing and staining clothes with my brother at my grandma's when I was younger!

Height 1.7 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Mulberry - White Shahtoot

Growing: In the Ground

Mulberry - White (Cutting)

Mulberry (Cutting)

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot (Grafted)

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Just gone in the ground a few days ago and has really perked up!

Planted: 2010

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Dwarf Mulberry - Black

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Mulberry - White Seedling ^3/10

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This is a very beautiful tree but I have had no fruit from it at all. I did not buy it from Daley's I must add!

It's a very quick grower and we have to prune it every year so that it does not block out the summer sunlight from a lemon tree behind it.

I'd use it as a summer shade tree but as a fruit tree it's not going well.

Height 16 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Mulberry - White Shahtoot

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot

Mulberry - Black English (Cutting) ^8/10

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 About 3 yrs old, alive and starting to make progress. First few fruits summer 08. Tough as old boots and you can grow them near walnuts - one of the very few trees that will.

Fruiting Months January, February, December

Planted: 2006

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer and Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: rotted horse manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

 Gets a bit blotchy in late autumn winter - just before it drops it's leaves. No intervention.

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Mulberry - Black

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THE MULBERRY IS DOING VERY WELL IT HAD FRUIT ON IT IN SUMMAR BUT DIDN'T GET ANY AS THE PLANT IS STILL A BIT SMALL BUT IT HAS GROWN WELL AND IT HAS A LOT OF NEW BUDS ON IT. 

Mulberry - Hicks Fancy

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: No

Mulberry - White Shahtoot

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot ^9/10

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left it in the pot for too long and forgot, but was doing well beforehand