One of our 6 varieties of mulberry here on the farm. This is the Shangri La Mulberry. Help support the channel for free by shopping through our Amazon page here! www.amazon.com...
Hello Duane and Lori, just got my first ShangriLa and saw this video. This will be my third mulberry as I planted a black Pakistani and white Persian last year. Love how easy it is to care for this tree. A must have for any Arizona household. Keep up the good work and videos!
Really looking forward to more videos on your other mulberries. Gardening is teaching me to be more patient, I'm just not there yet 😁. I got 4 mulberry seedlings from mother nature, unfortunately they were in my raised beds. I have potted them up and will see what happens 😊
I'm really enjoying your videos I plant lots of vegetables but soon relocating and starting over I plan to plant lots of fruit trees and bushes. I had two mulberry trees that were 40 plus years old don't know the variety but they were prolific in growing fruit my neighbor had no idea that mulberries are filled with worms most people don't see them but as I'm sure you know once they hit the water the worms come out it doesn't bother me I just clean them I make pies jams and bread and different desserts from them. Good stuff
Hey Pamela. Glad you're enjoying the content. How exciting to be able to start from scratch and grow your own food forest from the beginning. We know just how you feel. And you just can't go wrong with mulberries. They are just amazing trees and the fruit is incredible. You'll have to send us pics of your new place when you get your trees in the ground!!
Hey Carol. We have an Illinois Everbearing that's more of a shrub than tree, but we haven't seen any fruit on it yet. It's still young and we just transplanted it this spring, so not sure how it will produce. Our contorted mulberry has given us a couple pieces of fruit even though it's less than 2 years old and they can stay smaller. It produced in June I believe, so that may be another option. From what I understand the Black Pakistan would be the best producer for us in summer, but it gets enormous! I hope this helps.
Great question! I'm not sure on this variety. We have some Illinois everbearing mulberries that I think would be better suited to keeping small. We have 4 of these (Shangri La) on the new property that we're actually giving more space to because they are so aggressive.
Do u have a Pakistan mulberry? If so, how did it take the freezing temps? I'm in a similar climate in San Antonio and just picked up a pakistan.....hoping it does ok.
We have a white Pakistan and a black Pakistan. No issues with the freezing temps at all, but our black Pakistan is just coming out of dormancy and last year we had no ripe fruit from it. Hoping it was just the age of the tree. They grow really fast, so be prepared!
Hi. I have a couple of mulberries here in S. Arizona. Their heat tolerance is one of the reasons I like them so much, so I was a little surprised to hear Shangri La suffers a little in the summer. Are you seeing that just with this variety or others as well. Thanks!
It's really just the Shangri La that really struggles. Now, we currently have trees that are rooted cuttings from this one you're seeing here and while they still struggle a little bit, it's not nearly as bad as this one did. I imagine it's a matter of climatizing them.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Good reminder. Thanks. I think my young trees just to a beating this summer to the point that I was wondering if they all needed some shade (in addition to daily water and good mulch). We'll see how next year goes.
Hi Dwayne, I have a couple questions- Can fruiting mulberry trees still be planted in the city of Phoenix? From what I read they are banned along with olive trees. Is it only the male fruiting mulberry trees that can be planted? And- can fruiting OLIVE trees be planted in the city of Phoenix? When I was reading up on this everywhere says fruiting olive trees are banned
Hey X Z. Just wrote a reply on your olive question over on the apple episode. Fruiting mulberry trees are good to plant here in Phoenix as they don't produce any pollen. The male tree is the problem here in the valley, but I did see mulberry trees for sale at either Home Depot or Lowes a couple years back and they were not labeled fruiting.
Hi...how often do this variety of mulberry bears fruit? I heard someone who says that this variety continuesly bears fruit as long as the roots aren't dry is that true here in the philippines
Hello Mary Jane. We usually get 2 harvests from these trees. Once in the spring with a normal, heavy fruit set and then one light fruit set in the fall. Our summers are very hard on this tree, so it doesn't grow much during that time. I suppose if you had more humidity and less heat you might have a longer or more continual harvest on this tree, but we don't have any experience with that.
I want to grow mulberry trees! Thank you for letting us know about these trees. 👍 Can we plant under larger palo Verde and mesquite trees to help lessen strong sun in summer? As always, ty!
For this one you can probably get away with some shade, but it really doesn't need it. The key for you will be watering them. Shangri La is not as hardy as the Pakistan, so it needs more consistent watering. Particularly mid-summer when it struggles a little bit. The fruit is amazing though.
Good Starter is Oscar and or Pakistan they will both take full sun with good watering. Oscars grow super fast , Gave 8 inch cutting to my Aunt 2 years ago it is now easily 10 to 12 feet tall and almost as wide. WIll hopefully have cutting next spring to late now as far as I know!
Hey Eston. Well, not sure if these go dormant for you, but that's when we prune. For us that's mid-winter (usually January) and we prune them back pretty heavily. If you have a dormant season you definitely want to do it then, but if it's never been pruned be careful pruning more than about 30% or so in 1 season. I would imagine these probably don't go dormant for you guys in S. FL?
@@estonmansfield3921 So I would start with the middle of the tree and try to open up the center of it. If it's 25" tall you may only want to come back about 6-8 feet in the first year. You can also take the new growth around the outside of the tree down and try to gauge about 30% of each branch or cut out 25%-30% of total branching on the tree. The biggest thing is not taking too much down in 1 year so the tree doesn't go into shock and can recover from the loss of structure. If you have a moment, message me a pic or 2 of the tree on our FB page or email it to us. Email is under our About tab here on RUclips. May be easier to help you decide what to do that way.
The only way to know for sure is when the tree starts to send out catkins in the spring. If the catkin produces pollen and does not set fruit then you're dealing with a male mulberry tree. The female catkin immediately turns into fruit without any pollen.
Hey Jesse. Haven't tried pruning these like a grape vine, but we posted an update video a couple months back on the open center we keep this to and it's doing fantastic. As for production, this year at 3 years in the ground we harvested about 3, 1 gallon size ziplocks of berries after fresh eating. At around 3-4 lbs a bag that's over 10 lbs of fruit. Given we don't do anything to protect it from birds that's a pretty decent yield on a relatively small tree.
Hey Hamit. I'm not sure, but I would think that may be a bit too cold. These are more of a tropical variety, so they do better in temperate climates. We have the opposite issue from you in that they struggle during our hot/dry summers. Might be worth trying in a large pot first to see how it fares and you can always move it inside if needed during the heaviest frost of the Winter.
Hey Malini. Mulberry trees tend to have a large root structure due to their maximum size potential. However, there are a few varieties that may do better for you. We have an Illinois Everbearing that's more of a bush than a tree and would not have that problem. In fact, we keep it next to our block wall in a corner to fill in the area as a bush. Are you here in AZ?
Hi I have few questions 1. I have read many articles that mulberry fruit will be produced only on previous years growth. But in this video you said it fruits on new growth. So I got confused. Can u please please explain. I want my mulberry to fruit. 2.Do female morus alba need a male near it to produce fruit? I know u mentioned mulberries don't need pollinators but just to know if its the same with morus alba. I bought a morus alba from nursery . Don't know if it male or female. I stay in dubai and I don't think there will be any male tree near by to collect pollen and produce fruit. Will female tre produce fruit with out a males help? Can you explain these 2 points please. Thank u., 😊
Hey Jincy. These are great questions, so let me clarify. The fruit will be produced on new growth that comes from any prior year's growth, so even new shoots coming from the trunk can produce fruit. Some people cut their trees back to single trunks each year and the new growth will have fruit on it. Female mulberry trees are the only ones that can produce fruit. In order for the seeds in the fruit to be viable for planting they would need to be pollinated by a male mulberry tree. So as long as your tree is female, it can produce fruit without any assistance from another tree. I hope this helps, but please let us know if you have any other questions. Good luck with your new tree!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Oh My God, thank u very very very much for such quick reply.. That really cleared my doubt.. By d way Im new subscriber.. I can relate ur climate to our climate here in dubai.. It's really really hard to have even a small vegetable garden in our balcony during the summer.. Winters r short here... We grow our veggies during winter.. Anyways waiting for more videos on growing vegetables as well. Thank u. 😊
@@jincymary2635 glad we could help answer your questions and wow, Dubai! I imagine it's very similar to what we face here, so we know just how you feel!
Hey Jimmy. The only way I know of telling the difference is when the catkins set. They will either fall from the tree on a male, or become fruit on the female.
From what I understand they're good down to zone 6. They actually would do better in an environment that has a bit more humidity then we have here...which is pretty much everywhere else!
Hey Robert, yup we sure do! In fact, we just planted 4 air layered trees on the new property that we produced from this tree. We posted a video on it earlier this month if you want to see how they're doing at about 1 year old. ruclips.net/video/kGwLlP8J_VI/видео.html
Hey Seyla_11B. We don't sell any of these...yet! We're working on getting some air layering to take so we can in the future. We bought this one from Shamus O'Leary so he would be a good one to contact for one of these. Not sure if he has any in stock, but he has carried them in the past.
Excellent video - and good tip about the pies.
Glad you enjoyed this one!
Hello Duane and Lori, just got my first ShangriLa and saw this video. This will be my third mulberry as I planted a black Pakistani and white Persian last year. Love how easy it is to care for this tree. A must have for any Arizona household. Keep up the good work and videos!
Hey Rana! Congrats on that Shangri La. It's still our hands down favorite for flavor and production!
You all are doing a great job in education and entertainment. Keep up the good work.
TheHappybaby2008, thanks for the comment. And encouragement!
Mulberry mead!!! Yummmy.. Need to get a Shangri La Variety. Currently only have a Pakistan and Oscar..
Yeah, we're kicking around the idea of mulberry brandy. These would be perfect for beverages with a little sweet and a kick!
Really looking forward to more videos on your other mulberries. Gardening is teaching me to be more patient, I'm just not there yet 😁. I got 4 mulberry seedlings from mother nature, unfortunately they were in my raised beds. I have potted them up and will see what happens 😊
Keep them in pots until you see fruit. If they're male trees you may wind up with a runny nose and no fruit:)
The way you have so much fun eating the fruit, I think has gotten me to run out and buy so many fruit trees 😂
I take full responsibility for encouraging you to buy those trees! 😉
I'm really enjoying your videos I plant lots of vegetables but soon relocating and starting over I plan to plant lots of fruit trees and bushes. I had two mulberry trees that were 40 plus years old don't know the variety but they were prolific in growing fruit my neighbor had no idea that mulberries are filled with worms most people don't see them but as I'm sure you know once they hit the water the worms come out it doesn't bother me I just clean them I make pies jams and bread and different desserts from them. Good stuff
Hey Pamela. Glad you're enjoying the content. How exciting to be able to start from scratch and grow your own food forest from the beginning. We know just how you feel. And you just can't go wrong with mulberries. They are just amazing trees and the fruit is incredible. You'll have to send us pics of your new place when you get your trees in the ground!!
I can't wait for mine to start bearing. Those look good.
Hey Farisa. They bear very young, so you shouldn't have to wait too long!
Nice video thanks
Hey Steven, thanks. We love this tree, so much so that we have 4 of them on the new property!
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Could you let me know a later (mid summer) or everbearing producing mulberry tree that remains small. thanks
Hey Carol. We have an Illinois Everbearing that's more of a shrub than tree, but we haven't seen any fruit on it yet. It's still young and we just transplanted it this spring, so not sure how it will produce. Our contorted mulberry has given us a couple pieces of fruit even though it's less than 2 years old and they can stay smaller. It produced in June I believe, so that may be another option. From what I understand the Black Pakistan would be the best producer for us in summer, but it gets enormous! I hope this helps.
It should be clarified that mulberries fruit from sprouted buds, on last years growth.. Yes, on "new" growth, but not, from new growth.
tfarms thanks for the clarification. I tend to relate things to pome and stone fruit where you're talking about wood that is at least 1 year old.
Love mulberries. Do you think it's possible to keep them small. That's my gripe with this tree, it seems to want to be huge.
Great question! I'm not sure on this variety. We have some Illinois everbearing mulberries that I think would be better suited to keeping small. We have 4 of these (Shangri La) on the new property that we're actually giving more space to because they are so aggressive.
Yes by regular prunning and you can also have it potted mulberry.
Do u have a Pakistan mulberry? If so, how did it take the freezing temps? I'm in a similar climate in San Antonio and just picked up a pakistan.....hoping it does ok.
We have a white Pakistan and a black Pakistan. No issues with the freezing temps at all, but our black Pakistan is just coming out of dormancy and last year we had no ripe fruit from it. Hoping it was just the age of the tree. They grow really fast, so be prepared!
Pakistan mulberry is hardy down to Zone 6 from what i can find on the internet! Mine did just fine this winter and last here in Phoenix Metro.
Hi. I have a couple of mulberries here in S. Arizona. Their heat tolerance is one of the reasons I like them so much, so I was a little surprised to hear Shangri La suffers a little in the summer. Are you seeing that just with this variety or others as well. Thanks!
It's really just the Shangri La that really struggles. Now, we currently have trees that are rooted cuttings from this one you're seeing here and while they still struggle a little bit, it's not nearly as bad as this one did. I imagine it's a matter of climatizing them.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Good to know. I wasn't ready to let go of hope that a non-cactus plant could survive here in all day sun. Thanks
@@paulm965 we grow all of our fruit trees (180 of them) in completely full sun, so you have lots of options!!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Good reminder. Thanks. I think my young trees just to a beating this summer to the point that I was wondering if they all needed some shade (in addition to daily water and good mulch). We'll see how next year goes.
Hi Dwayne, I have a couple questions-
Can fruiting mulberry trees still be planted in the city of Phoenix? From what I read they are banned along with olive trees. Is it only the male fruiting mulberry trees that can be planted?
And- can fruiting OLIVE trees be planted in the city of Phoenix? When I was reading up on this everywhere says fruiting olive trees are banned
Hey X Z. Just wrote a reply on your olive question over on the apple episode. Fruiting mulberry trees are good to plant here in Phoenix as they don't produce any pollen. The male tree is the problem here in the valley, but I did see mulberry trees for sale at either Home Depot or Lowes a couple years back and they were not labeled fruiting.
Hi...how often do this variety of mulberry bears fruit?
I heard someone who says that this variety continuesly bears fruit as long as the roots aren't dry is that true here in the philippines
Hello Mary Jane. We usually get 2 harvests from these trees. Once in the spring with a normal, heavy fruit set and then one light fruit set in the fall. Our summers are very hard on this tree, so it doesn't grow much during that time. I suppose if you had more humidity and less heat you might have a longer or more continual harvest on this tree, but we don't have any experience with that.
I want to grow mulberry trees!
Thank you for letting us know about these trees. 👍
Can we plant under larger palo Verde and mesquite trees to help lessen strong sun in summer?
As always, ty!
For this one you can probably get away with some shade, but it really doesn't need it. The key for you will be watering them. Shangri La is not as hardy as the Pakistan, so it needs more consistent watering. Particularly mid-summer when it struggles a little bit. The fruit is amazing though.
Good Starter is Oscar and or Pakistan they will both take full sun with good watering. Oscars grow super fast , Gave 8 inch cutting to my Aunt 2 years ago it is now easily 10 to 12 feet tall and almost as wide. WIll hopefully have cutting next spring to late now as far as I know!
What do you mean with consistent watering? Fill the berm every 7 days maybe?
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Hey Daisy. Hopefully that's a good thing!
I live in South Florida. I have one of these that is easily 30' and never has been pruned and yields poorly. What time of year is best to prune?
Hey Eston. Well, not sure if these go dormant for you, but that's when we prune. For us that's mid-winter (usually January) and we prune them back pretty heavily. If you have a dormant season you definitely want to do it then, but if it's never been pruned be careful pruning more than about 30% or so in 1 season. I would imagine these probably don't go dormant for you guys in S. FL?
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I haven't pruned in the 5+ years I've grown it. It's easily 25-30' tall. How close should I crop it or bring down the height to?
@@estonmansfield3921 So I would start with the middle of the tree and try to open up the center of it. If it's 25" tall you may only want to come back about 6-8 feet in the first year. You can also take the new growth around the outside of the tree down and try to gauge about 30% of each branch or cut out 25%-30% of total branching on the tree. The biggest thing is not taking too much down in 1 year so the tree doesn't go into shock and can recover from the loss of structure. If you have a moment, message me a pic or 2 of the tree on our FB page or email it to us. Email is under our About tab here on RUclips. May be easier to help you decide what to do that way.
How can we understand our mulberry tree is male or female?
The only way to know for sure is when the tree starts to send out catkins in the spring. If the catkin produces pollen and does not set fruit then you're dealing with a male mulberry tree. The female catkin immediately turns into fruit without any pollen.
have you ever tried pruning and shaping mulberry like a grape vine? Got an estimate on how many lbs of mulberry fruit you get from 1 tree?
Hey Jesse. Haven't tried pruning these like a grape vine, but we posted an update video a couple months back on the open center we keep this to and it's doing fantastic. As for production, this year at 3 years in the ground we harvested about 3, 1 gallon size ziplocks of berries after fresh eating. At around 3-4 lbs a bag that's over 10 lbs of fruit. Given we don't do anything to protect it from birds that's a pretty decent yield on a relatively small tree.
Hi, does it grow in zone 6B?
Hey Hamit. I'm not sure, but I would think that may be a bit too cold. These are more of a tropical variety, so they do better in temperate climates. We have the opposite issue from you in that they struggle during our hot/dry summers. Might be worth trying in a large pot first to see how it fares and you can always move it inside if needed during the heaviest frost of the Winter.
Do mulberries have invasive roots. I have a small backyard.
Hey Malini. Mulberry trees tend to have a large root structure due to their maximum size potential. However, there are a few varieties that may do better for you. We have an Illinois Everbearing that's more of a bush than a tree and would not have that problem. In fact, we keep it next to our block wall in a corner to fill in the area as a bush. Are you here in AZ?
Thank you very much for the reply. I am in DFW ,Texas.
@@Crazyaboutpaper1 Ok, so the ever bearing may do better in you climate than ours. I think that may be worth a try for you.
Thank you , will try that.
Will the roots spread a lot if we keep it pruned like you and just water in the plant berm? We live around Phoenix and just got one from Shamus.
Hi I have few questions
1. I have read many articles that mulberry fruit will be produced only on previous years growth. But in this video you said it fruits on new growth. So I got confused. Can u please please explain. I want my mulberry to fruit.
2.Do female morus alba need a male near it to produce fruit? I know u mentioned mulberries don't need pollinators but just to know if its the same with morus alba.
I bought a morus alba from nursery . Don't know if it male or female. I stay in dubai and I don't think there will be any male tree near by to collect pollen and produce fruit. Will female tre produce fruit with out a males help?
Can you explain these 2 points please. Thank u., 😊
Hey Jincy. These are great questions, so let me clarify. The fruit will be produced on new growth that comes from any prior year's growth, so even new shoots coming from the trunk can produce fruit. Some people cut their trees back to single trunks each year and the new growth will have fruit on it. Female mulberry trees are the only ones that can produce fruit. In order for the seeds in the fruit to be viable for planting they would need to be pollinated by a male mulberry tree. So as long as your tree is female, it can produce fruit without any assistance from another tree. I hope this helps, but please let us know if you have any other questions. Good luck with your new tree!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Oh My God, thank u very very very much for such quick reply.. That really cleared my doubt..
By d way Im new subscriber.. I can relate ur climate to our climate here in dubai.. It's really really hard to have even a small vegetable garden in our balcony during the summer.. Winters r short here... We grow our veggies during winter..
Anyways waiting for more videos on growing vegetables as well. Thank u. 😊
@@jincymary2635 glad we could help answer your questions and wow, Dubai! I imagine it's very similar to what we face here, so we know just how you feel!
Is there a way to tell the male and female Mulberry tree before pollination period?
Hey Jimmy. The only way I know of telling the difference is when the catkins set. They will either fall from the tree on a male, or become fruit on the female.
Which is your favorite out of the six you have?
So far we've only had fruit from 2. This one and our white Pakistan. Of the 2, this one is the best.
How cold hardy are they?
From what I understand they're good down to zone 6. They actually would do better in an environment that has a bit more humidity then we have here...which is pretty much everywhere else!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm nice I got a cutting a couple of weeks ago and it’s rooting now. super excited!
Did you guys ever do air layers on these?
Hey Robert, yup we sure do! In fact, we just planted 4 air layered trees on the new property that we produced from this tree. We posted a video on it earlier this month if you want to see how they're doing at about 1 year old.
ruclips.net/video/kGwLlP8J_VI/видео.html
Hi, do you sell any Shangri La Mulberry trees?
Hey Seyla_11B. We don't sell any of these...yet! We're working on getting some air layering to take so we can in the future. We bought this one from Shamus O'Leary so he would be a good one to contact for one of these. Not sure if he has any in stock, but he has carried them in the past.
How n where to buy cuttings for pkanting
Hey Cecilia. I don't know if you can find cuttings for these trees. I've only seen them for sale in pots.
When demons find Shangri La, the demons will bark and shit and chop down trees.
Hmm, wasn't aware of that. Maybe it's a bit different here in AZ.
Who’s the one thumbs down? Must really hate mulberries lol
Thanks Angel. So far this is our favorite variety!
Nice video...very well done! I linked it on my website (growingmulberry.org)...I hope that is OK with you.
Hey Mark. No worries on the link. It's an amazing fruit that is under-appreciated here in the US, so anything to get more people to try it!