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hawkypork starts with ... Hi food growers, I have the luxury of a large front lawn in my new house that I want to plant up. I want to include a mulberry. I love the look of a dwarf black but I wouldnt mind a decent sized tree (cue in memory sequence - up a mulberry tree with best friend and buckets, both of us stained purple). I am not sure how they do in Perth and I wonder how they might stand up to the Freo Doctor? Any tips before I go buy a sapling at the nuresery? thanks Haakon | About the Author fremantle 21st September 2010 4:01pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Brad2 Como, Perth 21st September 2010 4:08pm #UserID: 2323 Posts: 762 View All Brad2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mark says... We have the dwarf black and the dwarf red shahtoot here in Brisbane. The "dwarf" black hit 3m in on 6 months. Two years on it's been cut back a couple of times to keep it to that 3-4 metre mark and covered in mulberries. The dwarf red shahtoot on the other hand is healthy and now almost 50cm :). So while the dwarf black may still be too small for climbing kids it's no midget. | About the Author 21st September 2010 7:10pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
Lorna says... I was sold a Black English that turned out to be a Hicks Fancy (That seems to happen too often!!). It's fruit look godd but are completely tasteless, and it's growth habit is dreadful. It gets long willowy branches that can then snap off. I know three people who pulled out their Hick Fancy for these reasons. Bought a real Black English last year and put it in. Will have to wait and see how that goes..... | About the Author Lorna Albany WA 22nd September 2010 9:18am #UserID: 591 Posts: 91 View All Lorna's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Brad2 Como, Perth 22nd September 2010 12:11pm #UserID: 2323 Posts: 762 View All Brad2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... hawkypork, I moved house three times when the kids were young, and each time they were on their bikes and had found a mulberry tree in no time, with branches overhanging the lane. All in Perth. In older areas, originally settled by Italians, they would plant a fig, olive,lemon, mulberry and grapes. | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 22nd September 2010 8:14pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
amanda says... Hey Hawkypork - if they can stand up to the wind here in Geraldton you will have no dramas with the Freo Dr - it's just a gentle breeze in comparison! :))) My mulberry tree is very exposed and doing fine (a little bent - but that's all) A hot easterly at the wrong time will fry my berries though... :( | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton Mid West WA 23rd September 2010 9:32am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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