superdave336
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I have Pakistan, Valdosta, Jan's Best, Maple Leaf and Tice varieties.
Anyone growing Mulberry trees?
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How’s maple leaf? I tried to add it this season but none of the cuttings I purchased rooted.
superdave336
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Mine is maybe 6” tall so it will be next year before I can hopefully tell. Check out Jan Doolin on YouTube though.
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Jan Doolin
I am a fruit tree addict. I have over 200 trees on an acre Florida zone 9B. I especially collect mulberries, figs and loquats. I have about 50+ varieties of mulberries. I love hunting for our old Florida Morus Rubra hybrid mulberry trees. They have natural root knot nematode resistance too. I...
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TorontoJoe
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I wonder why the silk think never worked out... Apparently "in 1624 the legislature of Virginia required every male resident to plant at least 4 white mulberry trees to promote a North American silk industry"
White Mulberry – Grey Towers Heritage Association
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superdave336
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This is what
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This is what I found out. The worms wouldn’t eat the leaves…..lol. They were different from China.I wonder why the silk think never worked out... Apparently "in 1624 the legislature of Virginia required every male resident to plant at least 4 white mulberry trees to promote a North American silk industry"
White Mulberry – Grey Towers Heritage Association
Silk Hope Ruritan Club
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