Mulberry cuttings

[superdave336]

Just started some more cuttings I got from Jan. Tried them a new way for me. Hopefully they root. Tice, Jan’s Best, Maple Leaf, Pakistan and Australian Green.

 

[ktrain]

Pretty easy to root, so far my Jans best is growing nicely, been in ground since last summer.
It was doing great and fruiting but a late frost hit it this year and took out the berries and most of the new growth.
It is rebounding now and looks good.

 

[superdave336]

It's my second batch. The first batched I did like fig pops but life got busy and I left them in the bag to long and they died. Out of the 10 mulberry cuttings only one Valdosta survived. I'm not going to let these die..... hopefully

 

[Beabchasingizz]

I heard the Australian green won't root on it's own. I would recommend you either graft it onto an existing tree or a cutting.

I was able to graft it onto a California white mulberry cutting around March. It's over a feet tall and pretty floppy. I need to stake it to keep it upright.

 

[ktrain]

Are you planning on putting these mulberries in ground...like all of them?
Just curious because so.e of them can potentially be massive trees.

 

[superdave336]

Are you planning on putting these mulberries in ground...like all of them?
Just curious because so.e of them can potentially be massive trees.

Some will probably go in the ground and some in containers. We shall see. I have the field I've been clearing I could plant them in.

 

[superdave336]

I heard the Australian green won't root on it's own. I would recommend you either graft it onto an existing tree or a cutting.

I was able to graft it onto a California white mulberry cutting around March. It's over a feet tall and pretty floppy. I need to stake it to keep it upright.

I don't really have anything good enough for root stock currently. Jan is rooting some now and I don't mind gambling seeing if I can as well. I tried rooting Girardi Dwarf earlier this year and lost that battle. I'm hoping for good results with this latest batch. Both Pakistan and Australian Green will be the hardest to root.

 

[Beabchasingizz]

I don't really have anything good enough for root stock currently. Jan is rooting some now and I don't mind gambling seeing if I can as well. I tried rooting Girardi Dwarf earlier this year and lost that battle. I'm hoping for good results with this latest batch. Both Pakistan and Australian Green will be the hardest to root.

Graft onto one of your extra cuttings. Or if a cutting is long, cut it in half up use as a roostock.

You only need 1 bud above the soil, two is usually safer.

 

[superdave336]

I can get them again if these fail. Jan has nice trees and doesn’t mind selling…..lol

 

[TorontoJoe]

There's a giant Gelso (mulberry) at my grandmothers old place. It produces a golden-pink fruit. I need to go back and get a cutting