My Edibles: Mulberry Trees

Mulberry - Beenleigh Black (Cutting)

Comments: -

Taste, shade, appearance.

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2007

Height 7 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Free range chickens

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot (Grafted)

Comments: -

I love, and now the kids too, mulberrys. This variety sounds great - a dwarf tree with tasty long fruit.

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Mulberry - Black Shahtoot? (Cutting)

Comments: -

A cutting from a tree growing wild on an undeveloped block I hope to nurture this plant and put it in the naturestrip. The fruit are delicious (although nothing beats the Black English) and the parent plant has survived years of neglect and no water in unimproved soil (at least 10 metres above the water table) so the cutting should be tough! I'm planning on espilaring it against the fence (in a pot) and keeping a close eye on the berries to prevent paver stains.

Maybe my husband won't notice!

From a 10cm cutting in November 2010 it is now 1m high in October 2011 and covered in fruit. Clearly a tough weed (that will never be released from a pot!) By Jan 2012 it has its second crop of fruit (I've not seen such a thing before) and is 1.5m high. This plant is a weed!! I intend to plant it out on the verge come autumn as it cannot stay in the pot (it will stain pavers and grows too quickly).

May 2012 - the plant has put on MORE berries ... and been relocated to the verge. It was pruned heavily to assist with shape and root growth (as vandals killed the mango previously on the verge - although there are thorny roses planted around the mulberry to discourage this!). The prunings have been turned into about 20 cuttings. Plant is recovering well and hopefully will soon realised that cropping from spring to winter is a bit keen!!

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Mulberry- Black

Comments: -

I love, and now the children do too, the sweet and juicy fruit which is best eaten straight off the tree.  I'm not sure of variety I have, but fruit are about 30-35mm long, black and fat. Main fruiting is in spring, but can have some small, extra flushes of fruit in Summer and Autumn.  Can be messy due to staining fruit, and dropping  large leaves late Autumn (is deciduous).  Is a very fast grower and can be quite big - best to get a dwarf variety in an urban environment.  If in rural environment, go big! (Watch-out though, as livestock love the leaves and will "prune" quite heavily). 

Fruiting Months September and October

Planted: 2010

Height 3.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly and Spring

Pest Control:

Nothing required.  Bird netting may be needed in some areas.

Mulberry - Black English ^9/10

Comments: - Our tree is huge and graceful. Its beautiful to look at and beautiful to eat.We prune off the dead canes from the inside each year, and its about 3m2 inside now. My kids use it for a cubby house:)The fruit ripens in waves; raining berries for about 3 days, then next to none for the next 3-5 days. While the berries are falling, we put a sheet under the tree, and the first ones dont have time to spoil before the berry shower ends.Apart from fresh handfuls straight off the tree, we like to blend the berries with a little sugar and pour over vanilla ice-cream. A favourite summer treat!

Fruiting Months January, October, November, December

Height 6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 20% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Organic

Mulberry - Hicks Fancy (Cutting) ^5/10

Comments: - Large fruit,

Height 2 metres

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Dwarf Mulberry - Black

Comments: -

New tree, planted 6 months ago and doubled in size since. Had a few fruits already.

Fruiting Months October and November

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

not needed yet

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot ^10/10

Comments: - Rich, sweet, slightly tangy, reminiscent of a good plum. Precocious, hardy, productive. What not to love.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, December

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 2 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Occasional liquid organic fertiliser.

Question: How big did yours get?

Dwarf Mulberry - Black

Dwarf Mulberry - Black ^10/10

Comments: -

These 2 mulberries get massive amounts of mulberries on for there size . Those grey birds with the black head think all there christmases have come at once .

Planted: 2009

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Mulberry - White Seedling

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Fast-growing and massive. Fruit has a more subtle flavour than black mulberry. Second fruiting season in January/February after tip pruning.

Fruiting Months January, February, October, November

Planted: 2008

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 8 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost

When I Fertilise: Spring

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot (Grafted)

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From Daleys this spring. In a bonsai bag & growing well. No fruit has appeared yet. Very strong winds appear to have damaged trunk at the graft. Leaves have drooped a bit, so I've put some budding tape over the graft & it seems to be OK. Has set some fruit (Jan 2012)

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in Summer and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter, Seasol

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Dwarf Mulberry - Black ^8/10

Comments: -

Lovely little tree this, unfortunately the fruit fly are attacking it.

Fruiting Months September

Planted: 2006

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 30% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

pruned a couple of weeks ago and it's fruiting again! i will try some pest guard mesh this time.

Dwarf Mulberry - Black ^10/10

Comments: - Grows extremely fast! Fruits prolifically for a young tree, but the slugs love it!

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Pest Control: Slugs love the mulberries - I use Multiguard slug pellets

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question: How much to prune this after fruiting?

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

quite slow growing compared to the white as it is a dwarf. seems to be getting thicker instead of taller. got a couple of fruit  very tasty

Fruiting Months October and November

Planted: 2011

Height 400 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

When I Fertilise: Spring

Question:

 tree seems very dense  do dwarf trees need extra pruning?

Mulberry - White Shahtoot (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

never tried white mulberrys. established last autumn, lost all leaves over winter, flushed with new growth mid spring.

i love these white mulberrys.  great tasting, got about 15  and at only 6 months. they have  concentrated on growing now in early summer and both have gone nuts after a light prune.

Fruiting Months September, October, November, December

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer and Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Question:

Mulberry - Black English

Mulberry - Black English (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

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

Comments: -

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

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

Comments: -

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 - Red Shahtoot (Grafted)

Comments: -

Sounds tasty and will be nice to cover a fence.

Fruiting Months October and November

Planted: 2011

Height 60 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

None so far

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot

Mulberry - Black English (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

Has a few fruit set already, only been in for about a month. Hopefull will stay manageable in a pot. Got about 20 mulberries (October) which were delicious & have pruned back a little to see if I get more fruit later in summer

Fruiting Months September

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter, Seasol

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

none so far

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Mulberry - Black English (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

Again I don't know exactly what sort of mulberry I have. I grew it from a cutting from my old tree (that stayed at my old house) which in turn was grown from my dad's tree which HE struck from a cutting from a job site when I was a little girl.

They love a good prune and make sure that you don't let the branches get too long because in spring the weight of the leaves and fruit can break the branches (which my dad learnt to his sorrow after a few years of not pruning his huge old tree). In high winds the leaves can act like sails and you can end up with half the tree ripped off or the whole thing over. Tip prune to keep him from getting too lanky and if that doesn't help I just hack into him whenever he needs it.

Mine is also a bit crazy. I had a summer crop but now seem to have a winter crop as well. I don't think anyone has told him that he is deciduous!!

Spring 2011: despite having had a super hard prune in winter the new growth this year has been so vigorous (and the spring winds so strong) that one of the branches started to droop down. I have staked it up - twisting the branch back into place and only using the stakes to stop it from being able to fall back down while it sorts itself out.

Planted: 2009

Height 1.75 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Mulberry - Black English (Seedling)

Comments: -

Maybe not this variety - but has black juicy mulberries (the regular type of mulberry). Beautifully sweet if left to get ripe on the tree.

Love the currawongs (sort of) who share the harvest. And a fig bird too!

Fruiting Months September and October

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pruned By: 30% in After Fruiting

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Comments

Water NEVER!

Mulberry - Black English

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Mulberry - Black English (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

Our black mulberry is where you will find a lot of them- over the chookyard. A perfect symbiolic relationship. It is only a year old and has the first green fruit on its branch. Trying to decide whether to let grow up as a single trunk or prune it to branch it out. I am a very natural gardener so rarely get the pruners out. Hopefully the tree will do well here. I have seen one in a neighbouring property that is 10 metres high. I have memories of when I was a child of my sister and I being caught not only with purple hands and faces but up the neighbours tree.

Fruiting Months August

Planted: 2010

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2011 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

Mulberry - White Shahtoot

Comments: -

Covered in fruit at the moment, but dropped quite a lot last year.

Fruiting Months September

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Monthly while growing

Mulberry - Black English (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - The fruit is divine, so rich and flavor full, the birds get most of the fruit besides one branch we net.

Planted: 1987

Height 6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pruned By: 20% in

Pollination: No

Pest Control: Net for birds

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