So I purched a few rooted cuttings of Pakistan mulberry about a year ago. They haven't done any growing yet. Some of them have dropped about half their leaves.
I thought these trees would grow like weeds at my house. Are the Pakistan mulberries prone to nematodes or something?
Are they in pots or the ground?
I have a Tice mulberry I planted out and it seems to be on pause as well?
It was in a three gallon and the tap root grew through the bottom of the pot and
snapped when I lifted it up. I have another Tice that is 6' now that I planted out
after the first one? I don't water my mulberry trees and they do fine but both of my
neighbors water theirs allot and they are exploding with growth
I have had mulberries about 25 years, labeled as East Coast but they look like TICE also same as achet.....
Little trees need to be watered the first year. If you fertilize them, they will grow faster and probably be able to withstand dry periods within 2 yrs. just depends on water & fertilizer application.... After they are large and about inch and 1/2 in diameter limbs is probably a good size to leave them alone if wanted.
Also little 1st and 2nd year trees can die in a flood... I have had none die in a flood once large 2+ yr old.
If you water and fertilize your tree as you should be doing, it will have less yellow leaves during August & Sept. & Oct.
I would stop fertilizing in Oct. and stop watering Jan. 1st. and maybe you will have a 2 month dormant leafless period so that big buds will form on the sticks and spring out at the end of March for berries.
Once the trees are really large, do nothing and let the leaves get yellow and ugly in Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. and sticks in Jan. Feb. till end of March. and then burst out in growth and berries March, april, may with big beautiful green leaves..... Then let the cycle repeat.