Mulberry Advice Needed (forum)

Monty Ericson starts with ...
Hello Again,

I planted this Mullberry Tree some 6 months ago and it seems to be doing great.

It is covered with Mullberrys already.

As you can see by the pictures, it has two long branches out each side that I have had to stake. . . . is this ok as it seems to have trouble supporting its self?
Should I do some pruning or just let it go?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Kind regards, Monty
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Time: 18th September 2007 1:42pm

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About the Author Monty Ericson
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Correy says...
Wow for six months they really are shooting out. I love the pictures. I have a dwarf black mulberry that is about 6 months and also another black mulberry that is 10 years old. Every day I am getting a handfull of mulberries to eat. (Off the big one not the new one)

I would certanly not prune it now. Otherwise you will miss out on some fruit. If you can wait another month until you eat the last of the mulberries and then prune it. That way it will shoot out some new growth and give you another crop.

Here is a video on it.



Time: 18th September 2007 3:11pm

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Monty Ericson says...
Thanks soooo much for the information.

When it has finished fruiting should I remove the large branches growing out the side and try to get it to grow taller??

Thanks again for your help.

Time: 18th September 2007 3:45pm

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Correy says...
In my opinion I like a mulberry tree that stays short like the one in the video but bushes out.

If the mulberry tree is too tall like my 10 year old one from years of neglect then you are forever risking your life climbing it to get the fruit.

If you cut the highest tips off then it sends some hormone down which tells it to bush out. As to that larger branch I would probably cut it in half but whatever you think.

Time: 18th September 2007 6:44pm

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Leona says...
I would leave it unless you dont like it that shape - I dont think I would prune it at this stage as it looks rather healthy and it will become more steady and strong as it ages. I have a couple of young Shahtoot mulberries which are complete opposites in shape. One is very upright (has a strong central leader), while the other one has two main stems and a more horizontal looking growth habit (similar to yours). I keep this one in a pot. It is not even two feet high and is in fruit already and is reasonably strong (even when its windy it stands its ground LOL).

Time: 18th September 2007 11:49pm

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Joseph says...
Hi,
I live in a village, 400 meter above sea level. There are many (wild) mullberry grow in the bush, around the house. This delicate fruit has no commercial value so far. Only kids playing around pick the mature black fruit and eat. could I get more info about this Mullberry such as Can I make jam or marmelade out of this fruit? How to prune this fruit? How to make dry Mullbery raisin? etc..

I thank you for any information.
Joseph at:annapurnasouth7145m@yahoo.com




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Time: 28th February 2008 3:15pm

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aNON says...
Yes, mulberry jam is nice and easy.

Prune it back wherever you like to keep to the size you like no special rules.

Time: 28th February 2008 3:24pm

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Kath says...
Joseph your muberries sound very interesting, they could be seedling Morus nigra, the black mulberry. If it is OK for the kids to eat them I am sure they would make a tasty jam. Try the fruits from different trees and select the tree with the best tasting fruits and then try growing these trees from cuttings.

Time: 1st March 2008 12:55pm

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Rosalie says...
I have 2 mulberry trees in my back yard, I have been living here for 3 yrs now and i have not had one single crop of berries. This season one tree produced 2 berries on the only horizontal branch, the rest are all vertical. Last winter i did prune the tree in the hope of fruit, successful prune-unsuccessful crop:( The climate here in winter gets down to 9degrees on average at night. Is this cold enough? They are also in full sun. I have no idea what type of mulberry tree it is. Any ideas would be great.

Time: 30th July 2011 12:19pm

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Nick says...
Maybe lack of chill...? Chill hours are recorded (in the simpler form) by the amount of hours below 7 degrees and I think mulberries require about 200 hours.

Time: 30th July 2011 1:12pm

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BJ says...
No problems with chill here. Must be another reason.
Mine is loaded already. What type and how old are the trees?

Time: 30th July 2011 2:37pm

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