White Mulberry Tree (forum)

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A couple of months back we had our White Mulberry Tree hammered by a storm. Split all over the place. Although it is still growing, it needs to be cut down to about one foot high. That is the point of the tree that isn't damaged. What I want to know is, Does this tree grow from cuttings and will thay still be white mulberries or will they be black. Regards Jan.

Time: 9th January 2009 11:25pm

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peter says...
jan,
yes they will grow from cuttings.
im fairly sure they will still be white.

if you have a look at
www.rarefruit-sa.org.au
go to the espaliered tree tab
down the bottom of the page is another
espaliered tree tab, on the bottom of that page they picture a reworked
mulberry which has been cut of at about
6 inches from the ground.
you could do the same to yours.

Time: 10th January 2009 8:08am

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Jantina says...
If you plant a white mulberry cutting and it grows it will have white mulberries. Is the tree grafted and if so is the point where you want to cut it back to above the graft? if so it should just sprout white mulberry wood again. If it is below the graft you could rework it as Peter suggests.


Time: 10th January 2009 1:15pm

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Wayne says...
This is what our white mulberry looks like at the moment. The last time I trimmed it about a foot from the ground and it sprouted like crazy in no time
Pictures - Click to enlarge

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Time: 10th January 2009 5:37pm

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Jantina says...
It looks shorter than 1 foot but cannot see clearly enough to see if it is above the graft or not from this picture.

Time: 10th January 2009 5:43pm

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Wayne says...
The last time I trimmed it a foot above the ground Jantina, this time about 1/2 that. I think it might have been a seedling, can't remember, anyhow it's not a heavy fruiter and I'm not that fussed on white mulberries so leave them for the birds

Time: 10th January 2009 7:01pm

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Wayne says...
My mistake Jantina, I meant grown from a cutting, not grafted

Time: 11th January 2009 2:01am

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Jantina says...
Sorry but I am now confused, Wayne are you talking about the same tree as Jan from Brisbane ? because your address is put down as Mackay? I should've looked at the address properly just assumed you were Jan's partner. Anyhow a cutting grown tree if it is cut down and resprouts will be the same the original tree.

Time: 11th January 2009 2:26pm

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Wayne says...
That's my tree in Mackay Jantina

Time: 11th January 2009 7:19pm

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Jan Szmidt says...
Jantina. It is easy to get confused. I am a Guy of Polish ancestry. My Mulberry was a grafted tree. I think I would prefer a black mulberry, so I might cut it below the graft rather than removing it.. I will also try doing some cuttings from the rest of the tree which is white mulberry. I am not fussed on the white. I got it for my grandkids so they wouldn't get too messy, but I think that is half of the fun with black mulberries.
Regards Jan.

Time: 31st March 2009 9:55am

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Jantina says...
Hi Jan, I have a father called Jan (also Europe), if your white mulberry was grafted to a good black variety then that's what should grow from the stump, but I don't know what sort of mulberry was used for the graft so can't really advise you there.Good luck.

Time: 31st March 2009 4:08pm

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