My Edibles: Dwarf Mulberry Trees WA

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot (Grafted) ^9/10

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I love the fruit they are always nice, sometimes fruits 2 times yum. likes perth climate.

Fruiting Months October and November

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

hand removal of slugs

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Mulberry - Black (Grafted) ^5/10

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Purchased this in 2008 as I enjoy mullberries but don't have the room left in the yard for a full sized tree. Growing this in half a wine barrel will keep the tree dwarfed and I'll still get a "taste" of fruit off it.

Reasonably heavily pruned due to being in pot. Grows faster than the Black English and isn't as suitable for pot culture in my opinion

2010- I've revised my opinion of this- the vigorous growth means heaps of mulberries off the new growth. Pruned this in late summer when I repotted it into a larger pot (note to self- termites love half wine barrels left in damp gardens). Got an early autumn crop of mulberries from the new growth!!

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 50% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Slow release

When I Fertilise: Spring

Dwarf Mulberry - Black (Grafted) ^1/10

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I believe the mulberry died because I didn't account for climate differences between Northern NSW and Southern WA. I recieved it in winter and planted it in a very exposed spot. Although in dormancy when I recieved it I know it was alive, it just didn't resprout in spring. I think I should have let it adjust to cooler weather somewhere protected from winter storms!