GeneDaniels
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I have a small mulberry tree, about 8 ft tall with a 3in caliper at the base. This is the first year it has given significant fruit, 4 waves ripening, 2-3 cups of fruit each time. I will still get one or two more harvests like this. Does anyone have any advice on pruning? I am trying to grow it for both fruit and shade.
__________________ Zone 7b (Central Arkansas) Seven trees in the ground : Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?
Joe_Athens1945
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I have to tell this story: years ago, when I was an undergrad, I was in the backyard of my fraternity house studying for a final exam under the shade of our mulberry tree. At one point one of the birds flew off the tree and crapped a purple, mulberry-generated bird crap directly onto my notes. I knew at that moment that I had no prayer of passing that exam! Joe
__________________ Athens, GA USA Zone 7b My young trees in the ground and in pots: Brown Turkey, White Triana JM, Magnolia, Strawberry Verte, Violette de Bordeaux, Panache, UK Brooklyn Dark JP, Ronde de Bordeaux. Wish list: St Rita