I honestly have not done either with the leaves. I really don't like suggesting anything like that in regards to eating. I just use the leaves for fodder with the chickens and sheep. Sorry I cannot help more. Have a great week.
Wow this gentleman explained everything perfectly from the beginning to the end with perfect demonstration! Wow and thank you for being so clear and hands on there needs to be more people like you making videos like this, there's alot of half ass videos and fake videos that are not realistic on RUclips! Again thanks keep them coming and God bless !
@@gasubtropics They are doing well. We had unusual cold freezing weather in December and some were killed but the others are rebounding nicely. Thank you for asking.
In Rawalpindi, Pakistan where I grew up,in our neighborhood literally every house had some kind of Mulberry tree in the front or back yard loaded with fruit. While growing up we would take a break from playing outside to pick and eat Mulberries, recharge us and back to playing again. Moved to Texas when I was still in high school and I am 59 years old now. Your video reminded me of the good old days. Would love to have a few on our land I wonder if Pakistani Mulberry would grow here in West Texas?
Thank you for the response. Always glad to get good positive feedback especially when something I post reminds you of your childhood. You should be able to grow where you are as long as you water heavily the first year. Right now I am battling deer with our drought. They are demolishing them. Good luck and thanks again.
@StewartFarmApiary Appreciate your prompt reply. We don't have water shortage where we live, so I believe watering Mulberry heavily for the first year won't be a problem. Thanks again, and keep those wonderful videos coming.
Thanks for this video! To be clear: you're not using any hard wood at all in what you cut. It's all green? I don't have that curved knife, so I used a vegetable peeler on the cuttings I took yesterday. It worked like a charm!
I like to think of the cuttings as between old and new. Starting to turn from green to dark and I find it to be the best time. The curved knife is an opinel #10. I love it. I use it for everything around the farm.
What is the best way to winter prune these trees? I have one that has generated about 25 separate trunks from the very bottom at ground level. I don't know what to do with them! They are basically all single trunks that grow tall with no branches.
Okay - I have had this problem as well. just prune the tops. Don't be afraid to do this even during growing season. You will see them start to bush out. It can also be that your roots in the bottom are not expanding out. Many times the roots in the ground will be just as expanded as the ones on top that are branches. My master gardener instructor told us that a tree on top should look exactly as the roots underground. Put down some compost at bottom and don't just limit to the trunk. Spread it out a good amount at the base and see if that helps. Thank you for the feedback.
Precise, clear, and energetic instructions and demonstration, very useful! I have a Pakistani mulberry tree, which I got as a gift from my friend about a year ago. It is tall, thin and has part of its trunk bare with a heavy leafy top, like a mop. It is June, and it's very hot in Florida now. Can I cut the top off now or wait till winter? I would like to keep it short. I hate hurting this tree, though😢
If I were you I would get a few one gallon nursery containers and fill with dirt. cut the tree to the desired height ( just above a node) and then make numerous cuttings and put in soil. That way you have the height you want ( and it will bush out) and you can give the clippings to friends. Hope this helps. have a great week
I didnt' do a follow up but they rooted and have already been planted in the orchard with a tube. I'll do my best to get some more information soon on this. thank you for reaching out.
Great video! I had a Pakistan mulberry with those same markings on it a couple years back. Looks like a tissue culture lab that supplies major distributors was using tissue from a tree with an unknown virus. Eliza Greenman made a few posts about it on social media that brought it to my attention. I ended up destroying the trees as I didn't want it to spread to my other mulberries. Sorry for the bad news!
thanks for feedback. This particular tree that I did the video with is from a tree that was over 40 years old. I hope they haven't been distributing the tissue you speak of that far back.
@Stewart Farm & Apiary Interesting! Could be a virus that's just "out there" and it might be a futile battle at this point. Since the tissue culture lab was a supplier to major nurseries it's been distributed widely. Appears some growers are just living with it as it doesn't seem to effect fruit, and others are pulling them up and destroying. Have seen people posting in Mulberry groups with it in other mulberries as well now. So not just a Pakistan issue. Either way... enjoyed the video!
They grow very quick. I would suggest you use a grow tube like the one I have mine in for the first year. If you live in an area where there are many deer, you will find thy will eat it too the ground.
Great video! Any updates? Did these root? I also noticed you were scraping pretty hard to remove the green layer to get to the white layer. Any specific reason why? I scraped lightly being careful not to remove the green layer but maybe should have scraped harder?
Thanks for the message. I had about a 80% success rate. I went a little harder on the scraping because I was using the root hormone. In my experience, I have found that they root better when scraped a little more. I am going to be trying another method soon and plant to do a video - this will be simply cutting a section from the new sprouted leaves and putting directly in a compound to root. this is even an easier way to start cuttings. I hope this helps.
Hi Sir, excellent video, really appreciate for demonstrating step by step. I have a question regarding re-routing the mulberry plant from the twigs. I purchased 10 twigs last year and followed the same procedure as you demonstrated. What I noticed by creating a green house, the twigs caught fungus and started to disintegrate and eventually died. Any suggestion or solution to this.
I would make sure to clean your tools. Also, you may have a bacteria in the greenhouse you cannot see. Do a deep cleaning of greenhouse and wipe down walls. I hope this helps.
I just got myself a Pakistani mulberry tree as a bare root tree and I'm wondering it has just got one main leader but it's really tall Am I able to cut the leader on top or that's a no-no Thank you for the video
Great question. I actually did exactly what you are talking about at first also. I took the top off the tree and propagated it. It will force some sprouts at the bottom in perfect conditions and you can cut them off to make for propagation or allow it to bush out so you can pick easier. Thank you for the question - I hope this helps. Have a great week.
I plant to do some air layering this spring, as I have had a few other subscribers asking about some trees as well. Keep checking in with me and we will update you on the progress.
@@moirangthemango9796 No, i am not a seller, but grow some black Himalayan mulberry by cuttings every year, as a hobby, i have planted more than 6 plants near around my home, if u have a white plant near u, u can easily make a tree through Air-Lairing, in August,,!!
@@StewartFarmApiary do it right now, this is the best time to plant Himalayan Mulberry, Morus-Macroura by cutting, i planted more than 20, last week 👍👍
I will cut the main branch once the tree starts to form leaves and there is no risk of frost. This will allow of offshoots that will form more branches. You may want to plant another nearby to help with pollination. Also, if you are using a high nitrogen fertilizer and not as much phosphorus, it will cause growth but now fruit. Just an idea. I hope this helps.
That more than likely is just a mineral deficiency. I see that a lot with newly planted trees that are put into new soil. Most of the time it works itself out. I apply manure tea a few times a year and it corrects all that. I have a video on the application of manure tea and how to make it if you haven't seen it. Thanks for the feedback.
Hey- thanks for the question. I don’t regulate it. Average heat mats are from 75 - 90 degrees. They work fine for me. Temps will fluctuate in normal outdoor conditions so a small variance with indoors is okay too. I hope this helps.
@@StewartFarmApiary gotcha. I do a lot of fig rooting and sometimes use heat mats but over heating can be a problem for figs and can sometimes cause rot or the cutting to ‘cook’. Thanks for your answer.
@@firstname7769 I have never used a heat mat for the figs I propagate. I just keep them humid and moist. It may take a little longer but it is worth it to me in the long run. Just a thought. Thank you again for the comments.
You can eat a bowl of those leaves like collard greens and they are sweet.great vid. You can also put fish in them and put on the grill.
I honestly have not done either with the leaves. I really don't like suggesting anything like that in regards to eating. I just use the leaves for fodder with the chickens and sheep. Sorry I cannot help more. Have a great week.
Wow this gentleman explained everything perfectly from the beginning to the end with perfect demonstration! Wow and thank you for being so clear and hands on there needs to be more people like you making videos like this, there's alot of half ass videos and fake videos that are not realistic on RUclips! Again thanks keep them coming and God bless !
I greatly appreciate your kind words. Thank you
@@StewartFarmApiarywhat do they look like now
@@gasubtropics They are doing well. We had unusual cold freezing weather in December and some were killed but the others are rebounding nicely. Thank you for asking.
@@StewartFarmApiary no problem, but i’d you don’t mind me asking can i see them please? and is there a possibility i could buy one?
Thank you! Wonderful Video!
Thank you for the kind words. I love the mulberries in the summer and they make a great jam. Best of luck. Have a great week.
In Rawalpindi, Pakistan where I grew up,in our neighborhood literally
every house had some kind of Mulberry tree in the front or back yard loaded with fruit. While growing up we would take a break from playing outside to pick and eat Mulberries, recharge us and back to playing again.
Moved to Texas when I was still in high school and I am 59 years old now. Your video reminded me of the good old days. Would love to have a few on our land I wonder if Pakistani Mulberry would grow here in West Texas?
Thank you for the response. Always glad to get good positive feedback especially when something I post reminds you of your childhood. You should be able to grow where you are as long as you water heavily the first year. Right now I am battling deer with our drought. They are demolishing them. Good luck and thanks again.
@StewartFarmApiary Appreciate your prompt reply. We don't have water shortage where we live, so I believe watering Mulberry heavily for the first year won't be a problem. Thanks again, and keep those wonderful videos coming.
Thanks for this video! To be clear: you're not using any hard wood at all in what you cut. It's all green? I don't have that curved knife, so I used a vegetable peeler on the cuttings I took yesterday. It worked like a charm!
I like to think of the cuttings as between old and new. Starting to turn from green to dark and I find it to be the best time. The curved knife is an opinel #10. I love it. I use it for everything around the farm.
What is the best way to winter prune these trees? I have one that has generated about 25 separate trunks from the very bottom at ground level. I don't know what to do with them! They are basically all single trunks that grow tall with no branches.
Okay - I have had this problem as well. just prune the tops. Don't be afraid to do this even during growing season. You will see them start to bush out. It can also be that your roots in the bottom are not expanding out. Many times the roots in the ground will be just as expanded as the ones on top that are branches. My master gardener instructor told us that a tree on top should look exactly as the roots underground. Put down some compost at bottom and don't just limit to the trunk. Spread it out a good amount at the base and see if that helps.
Thank you for the feedback.
Precise, clear, and energetic instructions and demonstration, very useful!
I have a Pakistani mulberry tree, which I got as a gift from my friend about a year ago. It is tall, thin and has part of its trunk bare with a heavy leafy top, like a mop. It is June, and it's very hot in Florida now. Can I cut the top off now or wait till winter? I would like to keep it short. I hate hurting this tree, though😢
If I were you I would get a few one gallon nursery containers and fill with dirt. cut the tree to the desired height ( just above a node) and then make numerous cuttings and put in soil. That way you have the height you want ( and it will bush out) and you can give the clippings to friends. Hope this helps. have a great week
@@StewartFarmApiary Thanks a lot for advice!
@@Chrachrach glad to help
Great video. Did the cuttings root or did they die off. I couldn't find a follow up video. Thank you!
I didnt' do a follow up but they rooted and have already been planted in the orchard with a tube. I'll do my best to get some more information soon on this. thank you for reaching out.
I'm from India and I would love to have pakistani long white mulberry or Australian green mulberry
Yes, I love the white mulberry as well. I have not had the Australian green but will research them. thanks.
Great video! I had a Pakistan mulberry with those same markings on it a couple years back. Looks like a tissue culture lab that supplies major distributors was using tissue from a tree with an unknown virus. Eliza Greenman made a few posts about it on social media that brought it to my attention. I ended up destroying the trees as I didn't want it to spread to my other mulberries. Sorry for the bad news!
thanks for feedback. This particular tree that I did the video with is from a tree that was over 40 years old. I hope they haven't been distributing the tissue you speak of that far back.
@Stewart Farm & Apiary Interesting! Could be a virus that's just "out there" and it might be a futile battle at this point. Since the tissue culture lab was a supplier to major nurseries it's been distributed widely. Appears some growers are just living with it as it doesn't seem to effect fruit, and others are pulling them up and destroying. Have seen people posting in Mulberry groups with it in other mulberries as well now. So not just a Pakistan issue. Either way... enjoyed the video!
I just ordered a mulberry tree from William a few weeks ago. Small 🌎
They grow very quick. I would suggest you use a grow tube like the one I have mine in for the first year. If you live in an area where there are many deer, you will find thy will eat it too the ground.
Great video! Any updates? Did these root? I also noticed you were scraping pretty hard to remove the green layer to get to the white layer. Any specific reason why? I scraped lightly being careful not to remove the green layer but maybe should have scraped harder?
Thanks for the message. I had about a 80% success rate. I went a little harder on the scraping because I was using the root hormone. In my experience, I have found that they root better when scraped a little more. I am going to be trying another method soon and plant to do a video - this will be simply cutting a section from the new sprouted leaves and putting directly in a compound to root. this is even an easier way to start cuttings. I hope this helps.
Hi Sir, excellent video, really appreciate for demonstrating step by step. I have a question regarding re-routing the mulberry plant from the twigs. I purchased 10 twigs last year and followed the same procedure as you demonstrated. What I noticed by creating a green house, the twigs caught fungus and started to disintegrate and eventually died. Any suggestion or solution to this.
I would make sure to clean your tools. Also, you may have a bacteria in the greenhouse you cannot see. Do a deep cleaning of greenhouse and wipe down walls. I hope this helps.
@@StewartFarmApiary thanks for your input
Hey great content where did you get your curve blade knife from?
Thanks. It’s an Opinel pruning knife. I think #10. I will never be without one. You can find on web.
I just got myself a Pakistani mulberry tree as a bare root tree and I'm wondering it has just got one main leader but it's really tall Am I able to cut the leader on top or that's a no-no Thank you for the video
Great question. I actually did exactly what you are talking about at first also. I took the top off the tree and propagated it. It will force some sprouts at the bottom in perfect conditions and you can cut them off to make for propagation or allow it to bush out so you can pick easier. Thank you for the question - I hope this helps. Have a great week.
Self fertile or better two have two tree for fruit production
Yes - I agree. I have three different types of mulberry trees in my food forest. Thank you for the feedback. Have a great week.
Is graff better then from seed fruiting wise
I do not graft so I honestly cannot say. Thank you for the question. Have a great week.
I live in Chandler Arizona would love to have one of them trees. How much do you want for a starter tree.
I plant to do some air layering this spring, as I have had a few other subscribers asking about some trees as well. Keep checking in with me and we will update you on the progress.
Pakistani mulberry can easily propagated by cuttings, if cuttings taken by 50% passed winters,
Do u have pakistani long white mulberry,I would love to buy it. I'm from north eastern part of India
Do u have pakistani long white mulberry,I would love to buy it. I'm from north eastern part of India
@@moirangthemango9796 No, i am not a seller, but grow some black Himalayan mulberry by cuttings every year, as a hobby, i have planted more than 6 plants near around my home, if u have a white plant near u, u can easily make a tree through Air-Lairing, in August,,!!
That sounds great. I’ll have to check them out. Thanks
@@StewartFarmApiary do it right now, this is the best time to plant Himalayan Mulberry, Morus-Macroura by cutting, i planted more than 20, last week 👍👍
Can you cut the main branch to keep it short? My 3 year old Pakistani Mulberry hasn't made berries at all.
I will cut the main branch once the tree starts to form leaves and there is no risk of frost. This will allow of offshoots that will form more branches. You may want to plant another nearby to help with pollination. Also, if you are using a high nitrogen fertilizer and not as much phosphorus, it will cause growth but now fruit. Just an idea. I hope this helps.
@@StewartFarmApiary I live in Chandler Arizona would love to have one of them trees. How much do you want for a starter tree
@@stevenjames1951 Steven, I am not selling any at this point. Please keep in touch and we will let you know when we do sell.
@@StewartFarmApiary Will do. Thank you!
Mine gets those yellowing lines or spots too….what is that?
That more than likely is just a mineral deficiency. I see that a lot with newly planted trees that are put into new soil. Most of the time it works itself out. I apply manure tea a few times a year and it corrects all that. I have a video on the application of manure tea and how to make it if you haven't seen it. Thanks for the feedback.
What temperature do you keep with the heat mat?
Hey- thanks for the question. I don’t regulate it. Average heat mats are from 75 - 90 degrees. They work fine for me. Temps will fluctuate in normal outdoor conditions so a small variance with indoors is okay too. I hope this helps.
@@StewartFarmApiary gotcha. I do a lot of fig rooting and sometimes use heat mats but over heating can be a problem for figs and can sometimes cause rot or the cutting to ‘cook’. Thanks for your answer.
@@firstname7769 I have never used a heat mat for the figs I propagate. I just keep them humid and moist. It may take a little longer but it is worth it to me in the long run. Just a thought. Thank you again for the comments.