Today, I've planted a dragon mulberry.

DM has a twisted-weeping willow character. named after it's funny shape,

cause some people here thought that DM looks like a rising dragon:-)

DM developed for ornamental purpose/trees lining a street.

but also produce a sweet mulberry.

Those look awesome. Where did you get those?

Hi jpeaspanen

I live in Seoul, South Korea.

DM - We call this tree "Yong-Pong"

It's not expensive. approximately 6-7 USD for 5 feet tall tree.

you can see other mulberry species in below link.

http://www.dailimseed.co.kr/goods_detail.php?goodsIdx=306

Have a nice day,

regards

At one time I did order/get some mulberry cuttings from UCDavis.
Sadly, none took root!
One of them, I remember had a 'Contorted' as for cultivar name (DMOR0021).
I wonder it if it is the same, or at least similar?

I guess same.

Chinese people call this "Unryu".

Unryu means "clouds and dragon" or "dragon in clouds". dragon, however:-)

Unryu mulberry looks similar.

regards,

George,

Did you try to root your mulberries the same way as fig cuttings?  I have four varieties from UCD in the fridge and planned on rooting them the same way as fig/pomegranate cuttings.

Thanks
~james

James,

>>> Did you try to root your mulberries the same way as fig cuttings?
The answer is a 'yes'. I guess that they are a different kind of a beast.

Supposedly they root like figs, but never had success. At UC Davis they use bottom heat to get them to root.

Unryu has a contorted habit, but these trees seem to be trained to twist like that on a stick, the same thing is done with ficus plants.

I had one of these or one like it, it was called a contorted Mulberry but no DM. Finally ripped it out as it was outgrowing the space and never did produce a berry.

Burnt ridge nursery in Washington state carries the contorted mulberry as well as other varieties.  I actually learned to graft on mulberries, they grow everywhere in Illinois.

Bass,

Have you tried air-layers?  Also, can M. Nigra, M. Rubra and M. Alba be grafted onto each other?

Thanks,
~james

It was my understanding that CONTORTED MULBERRY Morus bombycis or Morus alba 'Unryn' (Dragon in the Clouds Mulberry) is non-fruiting.

There is one called, Weeping Mulberry, sometimes called Pandora's Box, which is also gnarled but nothing like the Dragon...and it produced berries. Not as heavily as a typical mulberry.  The weeping tree is usually staked in an upright position until it reaches the height at which you want it to start weeping, and then off it goes.  If you don't stake it, it literally will follow the ground and become very small, dwarf, bush like.

Yeah mine would produce lots of flowers but not one fruit

I have a Contorted Mulberry bought from Burntridge Nursery. It's Morus Alba "Contorta". It is planted in my wife's fairy garden next to a 'Flying Dragon Bitter Orange'. Our Contorted mulberry fruited last year for the first time (small purple berries ). I have an Illinois everbearing that i guess pollinated it . BUT. last November our Boxer pups got into the garden and gnawed on my wife's roses and trees . There is a little bit of growth on the 'Contorta' but i doubt it will friut againg for a few years .

I have had no luck rooting Mulberries either. I am trying again this year but I am trying dip-n-grow rooting hormone at an un-diluted rate as a trial. I as well grafted some of each cultivar to my existing Illinois Everbearing. My plan was to try air-layering them if successful. Mulberry graft pretty easy, but Mother Nature has butted in. My Mulberry as well as many other things took major cold damage on April 12^th, I know the trees will survive, but some of the Grafts appear to be on branches that were killed back. I was grafting on Kokuso No. 20, Shangri La, Middleton, Geraldi Dwarf, Pakistan. At least the Mulberry trees themselves will bounce back. My persimmons maybe not but I am praying I had a lot of damage on other things that should be hardy 2 zones colder and it did not even get that cold probably not below 29 F. but here in the warmest winter I can remember I have taken major cold damage due to extended warm periods in late winter.

When I first moved here, my good old neighbor had a beautifully "weeping"
mulberry tree right next to my driveway. It had drooping branches down
to the ground. Underneath, was a neat (tent/canopy)  'play-house' for kids to play in too.

Every spring, I used to eat mouth-fulls of berries (as many birds did too).

Sadly, my friendly neighbor got too old; and sold the house
and, and then a new owner came along and just cut the
8"+ trunked mulberry tree down...  

Nursery guy told to me This grafted DM is a good one for berry produce.

but someone told to me that some mulberry has a dioecism character, aslo.

I don't know what will happens:-)

I'll add some picture now on. wish me a good luck~

My first attempt at air layering is going on now.  I am trying it on a fig and a mulberry tree....both small trees, this is their second year in the ground, both got some frost damage a couple weeks ago.  The mulberry bloomed this year and then the frost came.

what would be a good mulberry tree for southeast?

pete

My DM bloomed.

and vigorous Chicago Hardy, Dark Salem:-)

I love my plants:-)

Pete, I understand that Silk Hope is good for the Southeast.