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mulberry... long fruiting season variety ?
« on: February 18, 2017, 06:49:37 PM »
So i have a local wild red mulberry that fruits for 3 weeks or so every year.
I also have a couple of trees i originally got from a trade from Florida
supposedly everbearing ? But they produce small but good tasting berries in spring
(for a few weeks), then in fall produce very small shriveled fruit (not worth much)

I also have a "dwarf everbearning" i got from i think Hirts ?
but, its basically the same as the ones i got in trade... fall fruits are very small and shriveled.

I bought a Pakistani last year, but it hasnt fruited yet.

I keep reading on some of the vendor pages
of varieties that produce "through mid summer" ?

Is there a variety that will produce a medium to large fruit
that produces more than just a few weeks
OR... fruits in fall instead of spring ?



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Re: mulberry... long fruiting season variety ?
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2017, 08:05:14 PM »
Hello,

my 'Hicks early' has 2-3 flush of fruit per year.
Does your mulberry get enough water in summer ?
Mulberry love also plenty of organic mulch.

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Re: mulberry... long fruiting season variety ?
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2017, 11:17:26 PM »
The Green (Australian white) has a heavy main season but seems to produce on and off throughout the year here.
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Re: mulberry... long fruiting season variety ?
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2017, 12:28:22 AM »
If you haven't already, try cutting back the mulberry a few times throughout the growing season. That usually helps stimulate new flushes and fruit. One of mine produces a heavy spring crop, then sporadically throughout the year. When I cut it back after that spring crop is mostly done, I get another decent crop pretty soon after.
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Re: mulberry... long fruiting season variety ?
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2017, 01:01:58 PM »
Hello,

my 'Hicks early' has 2-3 flush of fruit per year.
Does your mulberry get enough water in summer ?
Mulberry love also plenty of organic mulch.

wanna part with a few cuttings of Hicks ?

Yeah, it gets tons of water
New Orleans is one of the cities with the highest rainfall in the lower 48.

Part of the problem is as i said, my Red is a wild volunteer
and the only other mulberries ive ever seen fruit, only fruit in spring
(there are 2 other large older trees in the area that must be named varieties, excellent fruit)
but only fruit in spring.

Ive read some places that Morus Nigra fruits in the fall is this true ?
I think the Pakistani i bought is an Alba.
(my understanding is there are several named Pakistani, alba and Nigra)

I mulch everything, usually heavily.

If you haven't already, try cutting back the mulberry a few times throughout the growing season. That usually helps stimulate new flushes and fruit. One of mine produces a heavy spring crop, then sporadically throughout the year. When I cut it back after that spring crop is mostly done, I get another decent crop pretty soon after.

ive tried cutting back the red and fertilizing it with no result.
i also did it to the dwarf ever-bearing, which fruited, but still small shriveled fruit.











 

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