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Mulberry Cuttings

I had to do some maintenance on my Mulberry tree this afternoon because it was dropping into my driveway and I was going to throw away most of the cuttings, but I wanted to stop by and ask if any of you guys care for cuttings.

The fruit is white to slight purple, its green when its unripe and it grow like crazy.

I would appreciate any fig cuttings you may have to trade.


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Thanks for the offer Chuck, 

Mulberry cuttings are usually taken while fully dormant, or the summer cuttings taken of current year's growth in mid summer usually, after they have fruited. Not sure at what stage your cuttings are. 

Thanks Bass, I wasn't aware about those particulars in regards to Mulberry cuttings. Like I said it wasn't planned, but the tree was overgrown. I'll sure prune it in the winter and get more cuttings. The picture is how much of the tree looks like right now.

I did take some cuttings and put them in rooting hormone and stuck them in perlite/soil 'just in case' they did want to root and kept 9 more cuttings in the fridge.

I also added 11 more fig cuttings from two unk's, I hope they root even being so late in the season. Should help that I built a small Polytunnel for them.

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Morus Alba aka "White mulberry".  Generally deemed as invasive, they spread like crazy.  Supposedly there are good variants of it out there, but I've never tasted any that were great.

Sorry if this dashes any hope.  I found an "unknown" two years ago that had the spitting image of small Negronne fig leaves at youth, but look exactly like yours when 2-3 years old. 

The best tasting Red Mulberry is one that is sweet with a hint of tartness. They are usually red/purple/ almost black.

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