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Julian starts with ... Hello all. I had my Shahtoot Mulberry delivered a couple of weeks ago thinking June was the best time to plant fruit trees in Canberra. Time has slipped away and it's still in its pot waiting patiently. Light frosts are forecast for later this week and will probably continue on before getting a bit heavier (June has been mild so far). Should I plant my tree now or wait until August/September when the frosts have finished? Cheers | About the Author Julian Canberra, ACT 30th June 2008 7:37pm #UserID: 1118 Posts: 3 View All Julian's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author John20 Perth 1st July 2008 10:50am #UserID: 1094 Posts: 287 View All John20's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author TyalgumPhil Woodend, Vic 1st July 2008 10:53am #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julian says... Thanks John and Phil. So John says wait, Phil says go ahead. I guess if the mulberry was a bare-rooted fruit tree I wouldn't be too worried but I read that it's a semi-deciduous tree. As such it still has leaves and I guess I'm a bit worried that it would get too stressed. If I wait until spring would I be less likely to get mulberries this year? Thanks again! | About the Author Julian Canberra, ACT 1st July 2008 5:43pm #UserID: 1118 Posts: 3 View All Julian's Edible Fruit Trees |
Phil says... You should leave it out in the open so it loses all its leaves and goes dormant. I'm in a high altitude area of Victoria and one of my two trees still has some leaves. They're ok to plant as soon as they're completely bare. I didn't get fruit until about the third year after I planted mine but they're about 15ft tall now. | About the Author TyalgumPhil Woodend, Vic 1st July 2008 10:19pm #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Julian Canberra, ACT 2nd July 2008 7:25am #UserID: 1118 Posts: 3 View All Julian's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Kel1 Singapore 11th May 2009 1:39am #UserID: 2314 Posts: 1 View All Kel1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Asha says... Hi everybody, I got my dwarf black mulberry delivered in early Feb, and planted it into a pot. I tip pruned it immediately as I wanted it to have more branches. But since then it has sat in the pot and nothing has happened. The leaves are getting yellow and starting to fall now. Is there something I should do between now and spring, or just wait until spring? | About the Author Asha Melbourne 23rd May 2009 9:28am #UserID: 1422 Posts: 5 View All Asha's Edible Fruit Trees |