Future Sale- 2024: Questionnaire, mulberry varieties to graft

[sc4001992]

I found a good mulberry seedling tree (male) that seems to root well for me so I stared rooting many cuttings now. I finally got the hang of rooting cuttings without much effort so I can make many rooted cuttings for rootstock now.

It will be 1 year before I can graft onto these rooted cuttings.

So, just curious if there is enough interest for me to graft some good varieties on these future seedling plants for next year.
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Not taking any advance orders, will not sell them until after the grafted plants are ready to ship.
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Here's the list of mulberry varieties I'm thinking of grafting onto the seedlings when they are old enough to graft.

1. Red Himalayan (from Exotica) - huge leaves, vigorous, fruits well after 3 years. Fruit tastes good, brix =22.
2. White Pakistan- my variety seems to grow slow/dwarf style. So this might be a good one for those who want to grow in ground and keep it small (under 8 ft). Fruit tastes is excellent, sweet, brix =28.
3. Australian Green- white long fruit, similar in size and taste to white pakistan. Fruit seems to stay on longer than the white pakistan. Vigorous grower. High fruit production. brix =28.
4. DMOR9- long red fruit. Seems to be one of the best tasting from peoples review. I haven't tasted many fruits on new grafts. Vigorous grower, I should have many large branches by next spring to use scionwood. (sale on ebay $150)
5. Siam Jimbo- fruit is supposed to be 1-1/2", fat red/black fruits. My fruits were that not fat, similar is size to Thai Dwarf. Maybe next year it will have larger fruits that tastes better.
6. Silk Hope- taste is good.
7. Thom's Super Pakistan- long red fruit, similar to DMOR9. Still not many available except on ebay ($150)
8. Gerardi Dwarf- small, 1" fruits, tastes good. Suppose to be a dwarf mulberry due to close leaf nodes.
9. Sange e Latte (Italy)- translated fruit color is blood & milk (red/with white background). Taste is excellent. Different from most mulberries here in the US. (not really available except here).
10 Persian mulberry (morus nigra)- small fruit, supposed to be best combo of sweet/tart. Vigorous grower, as much as my Red Himalayan.

-> Not showing any of the varieties that are easy to root from cuttings such as the Black Pakistan & Shangre-La

The cost of the grafted tree (1yr old) could range from $30-$50 each, plus shipping cost.
The cost of the grafted tree is for the pots I need to purchase, seedling tree, and the scionwood which is a fair price. If you think it should be lower in cost, let me know as well below.

Let me know if you would be interested in this, please tell me which ID number above is of interest.
I have 24 varieties and I think these above are the best tasting.

If there are enough people interested, then I will graft the top 3 most requested below (popular/desirable) as my seedling trees become available for grafting.

If I decide to graft these, I will post the final top 3 varieties by the end of the month.

Thanks..

[Ognin525]

Im in for a DMOR9 for sure!

[TnTrobbie]

4. DMOR9.
5. Siam Jimbo.
7. Thom's Super Pakistan.
9. Sange e Latte.

[sc4001992]

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[Malhar]

will be interested in:
9. Sange e Latte.

[Jabba The Hutt]

9 (Believe I'm still next on list to receive, my top choice by far)
7
4
5
3
2

[Fygee]

9 Sange e Latte is the big one I'd want.

After that, 4 DMOR9 and 7 Thom's Super Pakistan.

FYI, I have some friends rooting Siam Jumbo/Austurkey straight from the cuttings they were lucky enough to grab some from the original seller. These may be easier for you to root rather than graft if you haven't already tried.

Also, since the rootstock will be male, will there be concerns about male mulberry rooting behavior? They tend to be a lot more aggressive with their root systems and also grow them more at the surface level than female trees.

[JCorte]

I'm on your list for Sangue e Latte, so hopefully this means that those of us on your waiting list already have a good chance of getting a tree.

Janet

[eNorm]

Hi Kaz,

I too would be very interested in:
9. Sange e Latte

Thanks!

[sc4001992]

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[Fygee]

Fair enough. Appreciate all you're doing!

[FloridaManDan]

I'd be glad to purchase a Sange e Latte and DMOR9 plant and/or cutting if available!

[sc4001992]

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[BloomAndBurn]

I'd def be interested in

4
6
7
8
9
 

Not selling all of the cuttings listed here. Only will be selling the grafted tree next year once I figure out which 3 will be grafted.

For the other varieties I'm selling cuttings, go checkout the other post I have for sale. These harder to get varieties are not for sale.

So far, it looks like:
1. DMOR9
2. Sangue e Latte
3. Thom's Super Pakistan

I need to warn you guys about the Siam Jumbo / Aussie Turkey mulberry. I hear from a reliable source that it may not be anything special, the fruits may not be as large as some photos that have been posted on the web.

We should know by next summer since many people who have it will be getting fruits and we can see if it is really a nice size fruit which tastes good. I have my Siam Jumbo/Aussie from 3 different source so I should be able to compare the fruits and report back here next year.

So Siam Jumbo also goes by Aussie/Austurkey? Been trying to find more info on it.

Thanks.

[FloridaManDan]

Siam Jumbo and Australian Turkey are the same cultivar from Amanda (PlantaholicUSA on Etsy).

Its a really vigorous, upright grower for me. If not for taste, great to graft onto. Although I enjoyed the taste significantly more than everbearing, there are better varieties; however, I think my crop next season will likely be more representative as this was my first crop this summer.

[D-Grower]

I'm definitely interested in the top 3 you named already. Hopefully I'm still on the list for sangue e latte. If you had messaged me I did not see it. Hope you haven't yet. Really interested in damn near all them. I just love Mulberry. If you want I could send you a bunch of cuttings from wild trees around here. Both the native red and the escaped M. alba variety. Some of the albas fruit super heavy and are crazy vigorous. Fruits are pretty good. Some are hermaphrodite too. One in my yard is. Flowers male first then female and fruits right after the males. Some probably root exceptionally easy but I hadn't tried.

[sc4001992]

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[sc4001992]

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[BloomAndBurn]

Siam Jumbo and Australian Turkey are the same cultivar from Amanda (PlantaholicUSA on Etsy).

Its a really vigorous, upright grower for me. If not for taste, great to graft onto. Although I enjoyed the taste significantly more than everbearing, there are better varieties; however, I think my crop next season will likely be more representative as this was my first crop this summer.

Appreciate the extra info. I have one already, from the same seller but there wasn't much info on it besides what she told me. This has helped me just get a little more insight and see what others are saying about their experience growing them.

[sc4001992]

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[umass2006]

Hi Kaz, please put me down for a Sangue e latte! Thanks!

[Kevinthegarden]

Hi!
I'd be interested in 4, 7, and 9. Thanks!

[fliptop]

I'd be interested in 9 and 2, hoping they'd do as well in FLA as in CA. Thanks!

[Okvid]

I'd be interested in 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9.

[sc4001992]

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