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Sure why not as long as it's not next to the house or septic. I never knew dwarf mulberrys existed. Is it a fruiting mulberry? Is it grafted on top so the branches weep downward?
I had a native mulberry in my old yard. Sure, it was messy when it was bearing fruit but it did produce a large delicious crop of berries. I usually couldn't keep up with the output, and even the birds didn't get all the overage. It was a gorgeous large tree though.
It's in SoCal. 99% of mulberries in SoCal are fruitless. I've only seen a small handful fruiting mulberry here in 30 years and I'm in the nursery business. That said, maybe the OP is able to get a fruiting one. That's why I asked.
It's in SoCal. 99% of mulberries in SoCal are fruitless. I've only seen a small handful fruiting mulberry here in 30 years and I'm in the nursery business. That said, maybe the OP is able to get a fruiting one. That's why I asked.
It only gets 8 - 10 feet tall. As a kid, I raised silk worms so I collected mulberry leaves for their food.. it was fun. As a grown-up, I am only interested in its fruits.
Regarding to avoid planting near foundation, I am thinking planting 3 feet away from the backyard concrete wall. Would that be an issue?
It only gets 8 - 10 feet tall. As a kid, I raised silk worms so I collected mulberry leaves for their food.. it was fun. As a grown-up, I am only interested in its fruits.
Regarding to avoid planting near foundation, I am thinking planting 3 feet away from the backyard concrete wall. Would that be an issue?
Hey, that's very cool! Thanks for sharing the link and information. 3 feet away from the wall may be too close even though it's a dwarf. The trick will be to deep water it to promote deep roots. I have a full size fruitless mulberry that is quite large. I don't butcher it every winter like most people do. It's only about 6 ft from the patio concrete but has never been a problem and has no surface roots. It's not in a lawn situation and I deep water it.
But it is a "dwarf" mulberry, no taller than 10 - 15 feet (that's what's advertised)
What are your thoughts?
I have 5 Mulberry trees (wife loves them and it reminds her of her home country). My neighbor was very unhappy when I bought two of them - the other three were volunteers. But I don't like the fact my neighbor sprays their lawn and sprays for mosquitoes so screw an I told them I'd remove my mulberries if they would stop spraying their lawn. They refused but it shut them up!
I pick them and the rest the birds get-probably about half.
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But it is a "dwarf" mulberry, no taller than 10 - 15 feet (that's what's advertised)
What are your thoughts?
How good are you using a limb lopper and a saw? Dwarf trees of any type can sometime surprise you, especially if you prune incorrectly.
We had 3 different varieties. I kept the trees manageable thru pruning during the spring, summer and dormant seasons. The weeping variety is very vigorous. The other two (fruiting varieties) are less vigorous but as still very vigorous as compared to other fruit trees. We probly had mid-full size trees but I was pretty good with a chain saw.
We especially enjoyed the tree with the 3" fruit. We kept the ground clean by eating fruit and freezing them like blueberries. You have to be on top of the ripening in the ~20 day period.
We bought our trees directly from the nursery farm-retail/wholesaler. Mid-Willamette Valley, Oregon. I worked on this farmland when I was in grade school picking strawberries. Send me the name of the grower.
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I told them I'd remove my mulberries if they would stop spraying their lawn. They refused but it shut them up!
