so.. Noir de Spain which i got from burnt ridge is doing well. it's putting on the leaves and showing good progress. 

i had bunch of mulberry cuttings from USDA/UCD this yr. 

i think they are...

Paradise
Kokuso
Kangwon
IL Everbearing
Beautiful day
Black mulberry

i put them into cup with 1;1 perlite and seedling soil. i didn't use peat pot, and i used clonex. i scored and scraped the bottom end of the cuttings, and dipped them directly into the clonex bottle for good coating. 

i started rooting last weekend, 4/19. so far no sign of roots. but i should give them at least 2 weeks. 

but the troubling thing is.. it's opening bud again. way i see it, once it start to open the bud, the energy will go to putting on the leaves and little will go to the root. 

Pete,

That is normal.....many times when you have a mulberry cutting it will actually produce a flower before roots or even leaves...it is a survival response trying to make seeds as it knows it is under stress.  

wills, 

i know and that's what's bothering me. last yr, i had good cuttings. they all leaf out and was doing fine. then all died. problem was, no roots. this yr, i'm using clonex in hope that will promote roots and keep them alive longer. i'll be keeping them in humidity bin even longer until i see some sign of roots or they start to mold and die. 

i'm thinking about using cloning/propagation machine next. but i think they work better with green cuttings. 

Except for one, all my mulberry cuttings from last year died. Good luck using your new method.

Pete,

I ordered some of those same ones, if I ever get my USDA order I had Kokuso No. 20 , Beautiful Day, Phil's White, Kangwon No. 3, Oscars, Black Mulberry and Shah Tut on it, Assuming it comes at some time I guess I will have to root, think my window to graft has passed by. I have failed rooting Beautiful Day, Phil's White,  Black Mulberry and some others prior. I got one Kokuso to root last year. The ones I had good success rooting from USDA are Shangri La and Middleton on years prior.

oh yeah.. Shangri La is also being rooted. 

At first, I had 0 success. Every cutting leafed out with berries and then died no roots. After trying all sorts of ways, I've figured out how to increase the chances. I score the cuttings, brush on Clonex, and then stick them in the Flora root plugs. I put multiple ones in a gallon ziplock bag, seal it and set it next to a window. I just leave them there sealed until they root. The only reason to open the bag is to cut off the berries. It does get hot in the bag when the sun hits it. It must get around 100 degrees. The only way I figured this out is that I went on a 6 week trip and had no choice but leave them there. Didn't realize they would get any sunlight until I observed it when I came back. They all had nice roots after that. Now I have Pakistan, Shangrila and Oscar to add to the jungle.

Dug, that is so good to hear!  I rooted mine last year like I do with figs.. well, like my figs, I ended up with just one growing. it had beautiful branching, but it got too cold and it is starting the process of branching again, believe it is an Illinois.

I got more cuttings this year, but need to learn more to improve my chances. I have a couple I got from Richard Watts and those are neither dead or alive. I have them in potting soil mix inside of a soda pop mini greenhouse. on warmer days, I put the bottle out there under the tomato plants in my cold frame, but bring it inside every night.  It is just a stick showing a few bumps, so, they may turn into roots...but it has been more than two months.. . 

I read somewhere that they need cool top and warm bottoms, so, using a heating matt outdoors? Not sure how to make the top cool and bottom warm.

that's good to hear. i hope mine will show the same progress. it was very disappointing last yr that i lost all the mulberry cuttings. i hope i see better progress this yr. i figured scraping and scoring and clonex might give it a better chance. all staying in the humidity dome until they show roots. once i have roots, i'm sure others will work out.. 

I took dormant cuttings of the Shangrila specimens at the LSU orchard this winter and scored, hormoned, and stuck in pots in early spring.  They have leafed out well, and I removed all berries. 

I pulled one up the other day and was surprised to see no roots.  As the weather heats up, I am worried they will fail.  Reading the above, I'll cover several with zip lock or dry cleaner bag tents to improve my odds.

how long did you store it? did you try hot bath? I couldn't process it right away, so i gave all the cuttings hot water bath before rooting. not sure how it will work out, but fig cuttings seem to love hot water bath. Hope mulberry cuttings enjoyed it too.

oops... i forgot... real man don't take bath, eat raw garlic to keep vampires away... J/K!!!

my new mulberry had 3 beautiful branches, they appeared dead, so I trimmed them and it is bleeding for about 4 days now. I am worried. What can I do to stop it from oozing?  Should I just igonore?

not sure about mulberries, but with figs, i just leave it alone. at most they leak for few hours. is it leaking a lot? maybe some ashe?

Ashes and/or cinnamon will help Grasa.

so.. while enjoying my jack and coke, i went through all the cups in my humidity bins. no sign of roots anywhere. in two bins, i have persimmons, pom, mulberries and some figs. 

some of persimmons, pom, and mulberries broke bud already. oh.. i forgot bing cherry, it broke bud also. but no roots. if they were figs, i would be very happy since root will follow soon after breaking bud. but now i'm getting worried since all mulberry cuttings last yr broke bud, grew nice leaves and all died without roots. 

My latest mulberry plants are getting root-bound! :P

Harvey, what method are you using to root them?

i think he just stick them into the ground.... he's in CA, even a rock will put on root... lol

It's kind of like that here too Pete. What do you know about the Shangri La?

Shangrila seems easier to root than the others. Mine is growing vigorously. Id like to know more about it too. The only thing I've read is that it is a smaller tree than others, maybe 15-20 ft mature and of course the catalogs say they taste good. Of the few mulberries I've tried, I really like the Pakistan variety's taste.

Can anyone give us a taste profile on any mulberry?

tami,

i heard IL Everbearing is the mulberry to judge others. but in general M. nigra is much better than the others. white mulberries are rarely prized. ILE is hybrid. 

as to specific taste, i haven't found many references. 

Pete,
On your last recommendation I did buy the 2 from Burnt Ridge both m. nigra one is your Noir de Spain and I bought one rubra just to see. It was $5 on ebay. But, I am really curious about the Persian and the Shangri La.