Hey, I have the whole summer ahead of me and was widnering what to do. I used to have a Mulberry Tree in my backyard and during the summers would occasionaly go outside and eat the mullberies from it. Then about a year ago my neighbor cut my tree down. I was wondering how you would grow a Mulberry Tree. I looked online and couldn't find any information. I was wondering if anyone knows what you have to put into the ground to grow one of these trees. Do you put the whole berry in or something? Also, how long do you beleive it will take until this tree is growing the mulberries? And finally, how many times a week would you have to water this tree? Thanks.
took 2-sec to find this MULBERRY Color Photo - Link to 692x914 size image Morus spp. Moraceae Common Names: Mulberry. Species: White Mulberry (Morus alba L.), Black Mulberry (M. nigra L.), American Mulberry, Red Mulberry (M. rubra L.). Hybrid forms exist between Morus alba and M. rubra. Related Species: Korean Mulberry (Morus australis), Himalayan Mulberry (M. laevigata). Distant Affinity: Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis), Jackfruit (A. heterophyllus), Fig (Ficus spp.), Che (Cudrania tricuspidata), African Breadfruit (Treculia african). Origin: The white mulberry is native to eastern and central China. It became naturalized in Europe centuries ago. The tree was introduced into America for silkworm culture in early colonial times and naturalized and hybridized with the native red mulberry. The red or American mulberry is native to eastern United States from Massachusetts to Kansas and down to the Gulf coast. The black mulberry is native to western Asia and has been grown for its fruits in Europe since before Roman times. Adaptation: The white mulberry, and to a lesser extent the red mulberry, are quite tolerant of drought, pollution and poor soil. The white mulberry is considered a weed tree in many parts of the country including urban areas. The black mulberry is more fastidious, faring less well in cold climates or areas with humid summers. The white mulberry is the most cold-hardy of the three species, although this varies from one clone to another. Some are damaged at 25° F, while others are unfazed at -25° F. Red mulberries are hardy to sub-zero temperatures. The black mulberry is the least cold-hardy of the three, although again cold tolerance seems to depend on the clone. In general it is limited to USDA Hardiness Zone 7 (0° to 10° F average minimum) or warmer. They have been planted only to a limited extent in America, mostly on the Pacific Coast. The mulberry makes a good town tree which will grow well in a tub. DESCRIPTION Growth Habit: All three mulberry species are deciduous trees of varying sizes. White mulberries can grow to 80 ft. and are the most variable in form, including drooping and pyramidal shapes. In the South on rich soils the red mulberry can reach 70 ft. in height. The black mulberry is the smallest of the three, sometimes growing to 30 ft. in height, but it tends to be a bush if not trained when it is young. The species vary greatly in longevity. Red mulberry trees rarely live more than 75 years, while black mulberries have been known to bear fruit for hundreds of years. The mulberry makes an attractive tree which will bear fruit while still small and young. Foliage: The white mulberry is so-named for the color of its buds, rather than the color of its fruit. The thin, glossy, light green leaves are variously lobed even on the same plant. Some are unlobed while others are glove-shaped. Leaves of the red mulberry are larger and thicker, blunt toothed and often lobed. They are rough on their upper surfaces and pubescent underneath. The smaller black mulberry leaves are similar to those of the red mulberry, but with sturdier twigs and fatter buds. The species vary in the time of year they begin to leaf-out. White mulberries generally come out in early spring, almost two months before black mulberries. Flowers: Mulberry trees are either dioecious or monoecious, and sometimes will change from one sex to another. The flowers are held on short, green, pendulous, nondescript catkins that appear in the axils of the current season's growth and on spurs on older wood. They are wind pollinated and some cultivars will set fruit without any pollination. Cross-pollination is not necessary. In California mulberries set fruit without pollination. Fruit: Botanically the fruit is not a berry but a collective fruit, in appearance like a swollen loganberry. When the flowers are pollinated, they and their fleshy bases begin to swell. Ultimately they become completely altered in texture and color, becoming succulent, fat and full of juice. In appearance, each tiny swollen flower roughly resembles the individual drupe of a blackberry. The color of the fruit does not identify the mulberry species. White mulberries, for example, can produce white, lavender or black fruit. White mulberry fruits are generally very sweet but often lacking in needed tartness. Red mulberry fruits are usually deep red, almost black, and in the best clones have a flavor that almost equals that of the black mulberry. Black mulberry fruits are large and juicy, with a good balance of sweetness and tartness that makes them the best flavored species of mulberry. The refreshing tart taste is in some ways reminiscent of grapefruit. Mulberries ripen over an extended period of time unlike many other fruits which seem to come all at once. CULTURE go here to read the rest http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/mulberry.html
Well, thank you for posting this but I had already found this. All it says it takes a while until it grows, I was wondering if anyone had an answer in months. Also I'm still wondering how you hrow this the seeds in the fruit are so tiny that I do not beleive they will grow into anything. Also how many of the seeds do you have to plant if you do plant them with seeds. Thanks.
LOL, If I could make a time machine I'd spend my time visiting like a thousand places rather than worrying about a Mulberry Tree. LOL. I'd go back to the time of Rome and watch the Gladiator fights, to the time of Jesus, to the battle where the war hero Haik founded my country after beating the opposing Babylon army and leader Bel, the beginning of time, and many other events. Too bad it's impossible in my view. Anyway for any Christians out there think about it, your born today but you go to a time before Jesus, what would happen if you died? You think you would go to hell or heaven since actually Jesus had already come in your time. Interesting huh?
