tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post1142637323445860452..comments2023-08-21T15:49:17.685-07:00Comments on In Lee's Garden Now: Mulberries, And The Winner Is . . .Lee Reichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-61012151761955778252014-05-18T17:25:38.346-07:002014-05-18T17:25:38.346-07:00Thanks. I'll try rooting them and being patien...Thanks. I'll try rooting them and being patient.Lee Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-43172932735421420022014-05-18T07:21:28.991-07:002014-05-18T07:21:28.991-07:00As far as propagating mulberry trees including Ill...As far as propagating mulberry trees including Illinois Everbearing and Morus Alba, I have had excellent success with cuttings from first year wood such that are obtained in the course of regular pruning, usually aided by a dip in rooting compound. Be patient! I have seen the cuttings leaf and even flower and fruit before a sufficient root system was formed, pulling the cuttings before they were ready and losing them that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-64164618479149006802013-07-11T08:50:44.868-07:002013-07-11T08:50:44.868-07:00Interesting, and tempting. I may have to give it a...Interesting, and tempting. I may have to give it a try in a very sheltered place, against the south wall of my brick house.<br /><br />My Noir de Spain black mulberry, in a pot, is ripening now.Lee Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-24431699330976169512013-07-11T07:11:56.865-07:002013-07-11T07:11:56.865-07:00Hi,
Have you tried 'Javid Iranian Black Gem&#...Hi,<br /><br />Have you tried 'Javid Iranian Black Gem' Black mulberry ? It is said to be more cold hardy than others.<br /><br />Thanks to your comments on fruit taste in your book, i'm planning to buy several mulberry trees next year, including a black mulberry from eastern Europe named Aalst. No sos hort on fruit size : http://web.archive.org/web/20090228072304/http://www.coplfr.org/articles33a38/article33pag40.html ! I'm in zone 7b, it should not be a big deal.Nicolas M.http://permaculture.eu.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-21878823486115417682013-07-02T06:07:21.852-07:002013-07-02T06:07:21.852-07:00125 km northeast of Toronto, Ontario. M. rubrus gr...125 km northeast of Toronto, Ontario. <i>M. rubrus</i> grows here but there's very little of it in the wild. It's on the endangered list - <a href="http://www.rom.on.ca/ontario/risk.php?doc_type=fact&id=39" rel="nofollow">http://www.rom.on.ca/ontario/risk.php?doc_type=fact&id=39</a> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-22600515124935701962013-07-01T07:15:37.457-07:002013-07-01T07:15:37.457-07:00Where are you that you have no wild mulberries?
Mu...Where are you that you have no wild mulberries?<br />Mulberries can be rooted from cuttings, with moderate difficulty.Lee Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-90819317569032320232013-07-01T01:32:59.104-07:002013-07-01T01:32:59.104-07:00No wild seedlings here but I think I'll graft ...No wild seedlings here but I think I'll graft some Illinois onto a number of our <i>M. rubrus</i> trees as an insurance policy against the Illinois dying.<br /><br />Can cuttings be taken from the Illinois? <br /><br />MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-57003695642977941532013-06-30T07:14:05.555-07:002013-06-30T07:14:05.555-07:00Wild mulberry seedlings come up all over the place...Wild mulberry seedlings come up all over the place here. It's easy to graft dormant scions of Illinois Everbearing onto these seedlings in early spring, just as buds on the seedlings are swelling, using a simple whip graft. You can dig up seedlings for grafting or just graft them in place, if you want a tree there. Lee Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-346527944679573452013-06-30T06:29:40.882-07:002013-06-30T06:29:40.882-07:00Lee,
We've got Morus rubrus and Illinois Ever...Lee,<br /><br />We've got <i>Morus rubrus</i> and Illinois Everbearing growing. Illinois wins hands down. I'd love to propagate it but I'm not sure how. Suggestions would be appreciated.<br /><br />MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-83372667153910372892013-06-28T18:23:17.633-07:002013-06-28T18:23:17.633-07:00I'm not hopeful but will keep you all posted.I'm not hopeful but will keep you all posted.Lee Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-35284464965140065532013-06-28T18:22:44.932-07:002013-06-28T18:22:44.932-07:00Yeh, mulberry seedlings pop up everywhere here, fr...Yeh, mulberry seedlings pop up everywhere here, from wild plants and from my own plants.Lee Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-79810553067329785932013-06-28T18:21:19.564-07:002013-06-28T18:21:19.564-07:00I think whether or not giving the birds some free ...I think whether or not giving the birds some free eats satisfies them or leads to more birds depends on the kinds of fruits available. The only fruits that I net are my strawberries and blueberries. Birds are especially fond of blueberries -- but so am I.Lee Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-72030838165199556132013-06-28T12:25:59.005-07:002013-06-28T12:25:59.005-07:00Hi have a young Grafted Illinois everbearing that ...Hi have a young Grafted Illinois everbearing that really sprouted this its second year. My neigbourhood is pestered though with wild mulberry. I would like to know if you Morus Nigra graft survives!nBoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628827839395044836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-53270817159388248552013-06-28T10:48:56.328-07:002013-06-28T10:48:56.328-07:00We have wild mulberries on our farm and although I...We have wild mulberries on our farm and although I rarely eat them the grandchildren and birds hit the tree regularly. We leave them because the great thing about them is that the chickens love them and as long as there are mulberries the birds stay away from my strawberries. We do have to remain vigilant about cutting/weeding them out of the flower beds and gardens though. the canned quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161381921874364319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-19084705784824272012013-06-28T09:58:06.549-07:002013-06-28T09:58:06.549-07:00"If worth keeping, the trees, once large, wil..."If worth keeping, the trees, once large, will bear enough for the birds and humans."<br /><br />That's sort of the concept that I am shooting for on my property with all my fruit bearing plants. The expense, hassle, and appearance of all the netting that would be required to preserve all of my harvest for my family just doesn't seem worth it. Doesn't it make more sense to just plant twice or even more of what I think I want so that the birds can get theirs and my family can get ours? I've got plenty of space, so that's the concept I am attempting as I get started. (I'm on year 2 so at this point the birds are getting far more than I am from my still small plants.) <br /><br />I just wonder if over time my abundant harvest will attract more and more birds to the point that the consumption will always meet the harvest. But netting is just a killer for me -- what a maddening, unattractive, expensive hassle. What are your thoughts and experiences on netting and sharing the harvest?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com