I actually appreciate the tartness of these dwarf overbearing mulberries. Mixed in with with berries that are only sweet (no flavor), they actually combine into a flavor that is better than either/or
I forced my 1st year trees to produce a little bit of late fruit by trimming branches back by half in September and stripping the leaves from several branches. I should have done this in July. The mulberries were really flavorful and sweet. My trees were tiny twigs in March and they grew to 10 to 12 feet even though I pruned them several times and even bent the original tops over to promote branches. I`m gonna trim 3 of them back to 5 or 6 feet and leave one to grow large for the birds.
Dwarf everbearing is just one of many dwarf mulberry cultivars and does bear small fruit. But there are other dwarf mulberry cultivars out there and some bear decent-sized fruit, like World's Best. I grow Thai Dwarf and the fruit ranges from 1-2" long and is plump. The smallest dwarf variety on tree size is "Girardi Dwarf." It stays comparatively small at a 12' max without pruning. That's undeniably smaller than a Pakistan or Persian that can top out above 50'.
You just saved me bacon! I have nine trees I started from cuttings that I was planning to plant 6 feet apart. Now that I know that they will be full-size trees I may only plant half of them and much further apart than originally planned.Thank you for the great advice.
I have one in a 3 gallon container going on 4 years it's about 4 ft tall and fruit heavy I have replaced half the soil 2 times. And removed the top layer of mulch and replaced it. this is the first year I have pruned it both, for more fruit and to try and bush out this dwarf tree 😁
I grew up with dwarf everbearing mulberries in my backyard and this was in West Michigan zone 5 or 6. I always love to eating them. I didn't ever put together why some of them were tart and why some where sweet but I love them both.
I have two of these in the ground and one in a container. I love these! They're beautiful trees with beautiful leaves and the best tasting berries you will ever have fresh. In my case, my two in ground trees were eating to the ground also twice, but by deer! Finally this year i was able to fence them off, and after getting eaten down about 2 months ago, it grew from literally the ground level, to about 7 feet tall. In 2 months! These plants are incredible! Also on a side note, I live in Southwestern CT and we have some cold winters here. Not like New Hampshire, but we get snow storms almost every year. Mine have been fine in the ground, no issues with the cold as far as I can tell. They do take a while to come out of dormancy though. But once they do, they grow like wild!
I planted mine last year, only got about 5 fruits from it so far this year, I've been supplementing with wild red american mulberries found in the woods lol. I get about 50 berries a week or so and my kids have been eating them all lol
Wow. I am so appreciative of your honesty about these. I don't understand why companies don't tell the truth about these. Trying to pin them down about size was really something and the info still is not correct. Fortunately, I planted these where I don't care about the size, but they have that it is a 6'-10' tree. If you drill down on that info, you find that's if it's pruned. Well, what if it's not? What would it's size be? They never answered that. Also, they've led you to believe that the dwarf is the size of the tree not the fruit. I have two each of this type and two of the Gerardi dwarf and had noticed how much smaller the fruit was. I was thinking that it might get bigger as it ages, but really, I'm using this type as my decoy planting...We'll see how well that works. I am worried that it might be too close to the Prok persimmon planted in the same area. I don't know how well they'll co-exist. They are both about three years old now, but the mulberries were transplanted from out front once I realized that I didn't want the roots so close to the driveway, sidewalk and septic leach field. I got them from Stark Bros. and I did ask and get a straight answer about that, and suggested I move them. I did that after their first year in very early spring, and all four were just fine with the move. They are in a much more appropriate location now.
One reason I planted mine was to distract my bird friends from my figs but who knows if it will work. I`m about to get a cutting from one to plant near three more figs in another part of the yard that gets the most sun. I`m in central Louisiana on the zone 8b/9a line.
Thanks, Alan, if I ever get that variety, I will make sure it grows in full sun and away from a foundation. I have a 3 yr. old small Silk Hope and it is loaded with fruit this year. I took cuttings from it and they are leafing out in the pot. I lost a four yr. old Pakistan a few yrs. ago from a late freeze. The nursery said I have to put a lot of mulch on top of those more sensitive in this zone 9a. I'm sticking with the more cold tolerant ones.
I've heard that, but I've also heard that it will bleed to death if cut in season. The latex substance keeps running. I wonder if it's a location thing. Maybe it's not a problem in drier climates whereas it is in cooler or damper climates?
I`ve seen them say these trees only grow to "six feet." Ha! Others say 12 feet. Mine would have grown 18-20 feet in one season in Louisiana if I hadn`t trimmed them 3 or 4 times. We had a drought and unlike my figs these trees never seemed to notice. I watered 3 regularly and one was watered much less. It didn`t care and grew like crazy.
I’ve read dwarf every bearing is susceptible to root knot nematodes in my area. Someone just gifted me a small one. Upon repotting, it looks like it has some nematode infection already as well as broad mite damage to new growth. I’m experimenting potting it in peat moss with some added lime. I don’t know if it’s too late once they’re infecting with root knot nematodes but I will just isolate the plant and see what happens 🤷♂️
Good video, I have a few (ok 9 of them) that are 3 years old in grow bags and cant wait to get them in the ground to get to full potential size. They taste great for sure!
Second what you said about full sun and taste. I noticed the same thing. It flowers during December in Florida and ripes around February, it was cold this winter and it had a black and sour taste. My kiddo will eat anyways:). I believe in Florida it can give you 3 crops per year. My tree is too small. Another case, if not in full sun it will ripen fruits much slower
@@bethb8276 mine is too small to prune. Prune it once you harvest most of the fruits and it will trigger blooming again. That specific variety! Even 1 foot tall single stem plant will bloom:) Make sure you have several branches! less branches less crops. I have my own gardening channel if you interested how to grow in Florida.
Do these make a good tasting wine? I always add unbleached sugar to my wine regardless to get 15-18% ABV. It would be great to be able to harvest enough fruit to get nearly pure filtered juice which is very hard to do with blackberries.
This is a variety of the Morus nigra which should be hardy down to zone 5 and they are native to southwest Asia. They do well most places I've seen. I had one I saved on clearance that was root bound last year from a nursery and it's doing great now but certainly looked like it was close to dead.
@QCTropicals I purchased a dwarf mulberry, right now it's a long stem. I'm in N. Texas and we have been getting a lot of rain. Do mulberries have a problem with moist ground?
I have this tree (Dwarf Everbearing) from Starks Nursery. This is the second season in ground in mid Missouri zone 6b. I starts leafing later than the apples, but still got hit with a late frost that killed all the leaves. It has now put out new leaves and looks very healthy; about 8 feet tall. Our low temp during the winter was -12 degrees F.
@@charlesdevier8203 Thank you for the confirmation! That's what I thought that should be mulberry varieties which can overwinter and -12 degrees F quite cold:)
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I actually appreciate the tartness of these dwarf overbearing mulberries. Mixed in with with berries that are only sweet (no flavor), they actually combine into a flavor that is better than either/or
I forced my 1st year trees to produce a little bit of late fruit by trimming branches back by half in September and stripping the leaves from several branches. I should have done this in July. The mulberries were really flavorful and sweet. My trees were tiny twigs in March and they grew to 10 to 12 feet even though I pruned them several times and even bent the original tops over to promote branches. I`m gonna trim 3 of them back to 5 or 6 feet and leave one to grow large for the birds.
Dwarf everbearing is just one of many dwarf mulberry cultivars and does bear small fruit. But there are other dwarf mulberry cultivars out there and some bear decent-sized fruit, like World's Best. I grow Thai Dwarf and the fruit ranges from 1-2" long and is plump. The smallest dwarf variety on tree size is "Girardi Dwarf." It stays comparatively small at a 12' max without pruning. That's undeniably smaller than a Pakistan or Persian that can top out above 50'.
What would be an appropriate variety for a half wine barrel planter?
@@jamillefrancisco564 None. The roots will push through eventually, probably after it strangles itself.
You just saved me bacon! I have nine trees I started from cuttings that I was planning to plant 6 feet apart. Now that I know that they will be full-size trees I may only plant half of them and much further apart than originally planned.Thank you for the great advice.
I have one in a 3 gallon container going on 4 years it's about 4 ft tall and fruit heavy I have replaced half the soil 2 times. And removed the top layer of mulch and replaced it. this is the first year I have pruned it both, for more fruit and to try and bush out this dwarf tree 😁
I grew up with dwarf everbearing mulberries in my backyard and this was in West Michigan zone 5 or 6. I always love to eating them. I didn't ever put together why some of them were tart and why some where sweet but I love them both.
I have two of these in the ground and one in a container. I love these! They're beautiful trees with beautiful leaves and the best tasting berries you will ever have fresh. In my case, my two in ground trees were eating to the ground also twice, but by deer! Finally this year i was able to fence them off, and after getting eaten down about 2 months ago, it grew from literally the ground level, to about 7 feet tall. In 2 months! These plants are incredible! Also on a side note, I live in Southwestern CT and we have some cold winters here. Not like New Hampshire, but we get snow storms almost every year. Mine have been fine in the ground, no issues with the cold as far as I can tell. They do take a while to come out of dormancy though. But once they do, they grow like wild!
I planted mine last year, only got about 5 fruits from it so far this year, I've been supplementing with wild red american mulberries found in the woods lol. I get about 50 berries a week or so and my kids have been eating them all lol
Wow. I am so appreciative of your honesty about these. I don't understand why companies don't tell the truth about these. Trying to pin them down about size was really something and the info still is not correct. Fortunately, I planted these where I don't care about the size, but they have that it is a 6'-10' tree. If you drill down on that info, you find that's if it's pruned. Well, what if it's not? What would it's size be? They never answered that. Also, they've led you to believe that the dwarf is the size of the tree not the fruit. I have two each of this type and two of the Gerardi dwarf and had noticed how much smaller the fruit was. I was thinking that it might get bigger as it ages, but really, I'm using this type as my decoy planting...We'll see how well that works. I am worried that it might be too close to the Prok persimmon planted in the same area. I don't know how well they'll co-exist. They are both about three years old now, but the mulberries were transplanted from out front once I realized that I didn't want the roots so close to the driveway, sidewalk and septic leach field. I got them from Stark Bros. and I did ask and get a straight answer about that, and suggested I move them. I did that after their first year in very early spring, and all four were just fine with the move. They are in a much more appropriate location now.
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One reason I planted mine was to distract my bird friends from my figs but who knows if it will work. I`m about to get a cutting from one to plant near three more figs in another part of the yard that gets the most sun. I`m in central Louisiana on the zone 8b/9a line.
I used to 'poo poo' on this variety. But given this video, I'll give it a re-evaluation. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Thank you, I was going to plant them in shaded area.
Thanks, Alan, if I ever get that variety, I will make sure it grows in full sun and away from a foundation. I have a 3 yr. old small Silk Hope and it is loaded with fruit this year. I took cuttings from it and they are leafing out in the pot. I lost a four yr. old Pakistan a few yrs. ago from a late freeze. The nursery said I have to put a lot of mulch on top of those more sensitive in this zone 9a. I'm sticking with the more cold tolerant ones.
and away from water sources such as leech fields and septic systems....
If you prune it hard right after the fruit ripens, the resulting new growth will produce fruit again. Try it!
I've heard that, but I've also heard that it will bleed to death if cut in season. The latex substance keeps running. I wonder if it's a location thing. Maybe it's not a problem in drier climates whereas it is in cooler or damper climates?
@@barbarasimoes9463 If you think it might be a problem, just use pruning sealer on the cuts.
I`ve seen them say these trees only grow to "six feet." Ha! Others say 12 feet. Mine would have grown 18-20 feet in one season in Louisiana if I hadn`t trimmed them 3 or 4 times. We had a drought and unlike my figs these trees never seemed to notice. I watered 3 regularly and one was watered much less. It didn`t care and grew like crazy.
Awesome tree so much fruit
Definitely a must have in the food forest 👍
Been eating mine too! The first thing that ripens in our yard.
thanks for the information, going to keep mine in containers lol
Great to hear just planted one7 months ago ,be looking forward for some fruit...
I’ve read dwarf every bearing is susceptible to root knot nematodes in my area. Someone just gifted me a small one. Upon repotting, it looks like it has some nematode infection already as well as broad mite damage to new growth. I’m experimenting potting it in peat moss with some added lime. I don’t know if it’s too late once they’re infecting with root knot nematodes but I will just isolate the plant and see what happens 🤷♂️
I have 3 dwarf everbearing, and love them! I'm getting a Teas weeping next!
I think I saw one of these on my neighborhood morning walk yesterday.
Good video, I have a few (ok 9 of them) that are 3 years old in grow bags and cant wait to get them in the ground to get to full potential size. They taste great for sure!
Second what you said about full sun and taste. I noticed the same thing. It flowers during December in Florida and ripes around February, it was cold this winter and it had a black and sour taste. My kiddo will eat anyways:). I believe in Florida it can give you 3 crops per year. My tree is too small. Another case, if not in full sun it will ripen fruits much slower
I'm in Florida also, how much and how often can they be pruned back to stay small and still bear fruit?
@@bethb8276 mine is too small to prune. Prune it once you harvest most of the fruits and it will trigger blooming again. That specific variety! Even 1 foot tall single stem plant will bloom:) Make sure you have several branches! less branches less crops. I have my own gardening channel if you interested how to grow in Florida.
@@bethb8276 Sour mulberry in Florida ruclips.net/user/shortsCRuOZcfvVIU?feature=share
What happened to all the mulberry trees in California. So many people used to have them and hardly no one has them now.
i have my in a 25 gallon grow pot it also fruiting heavily this year
Do you need to prune it if you grow it in a pot?
Thanks for sharing, very helpful. I have 7 or 8 dwarf mulberrys but they are young.
I planted 4 this year. Some have tripled in size but no fruit yet since March 8 in ground.
Anyone have experience with this plant in a container? If so - how long will it live happily in a 3 gallon container?
Do these make a good tasting wine? I always add unbleached sugar to my wine regardless to get 15-18% ABV. It would be great to be able to harvest enough fruit to get nearly pure filtered juice which is very hard to do with blackberries.
not sure about wine but yea tons of fruit.
Yes! Mulberry makes an excellent wine and is recommended.
This is a variety of the Morus nigra which should be hardy down to zone 5 and they are native to southwest Asia. They do well most places I've seen. I had one I saved on clearance that was root bound last year from a nursery and it's doing great now but certainly looked like it was close to dead.
I'll send you one to try during your winter to see what happens
@@qctropicals you got my address brother! Look at your recent Ice cream bean orders. I'd be more than happy to test something for you.
one of my favorites
@QCTropicals I purchased a dwarf mulberry, right now it's a long stem. I'm in N. Texas and we have been getting a lot of rain. Do mulberries have a problem with moist ground?
Just planted the Pakistan mulberry. Any tips?
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water :)
@@qctropicals any special organics
How much full sun do mullberrys need? Im in the south 8a and the afternoon is brutal. Typically my garden gets sun from 12-5.
your brutal afternoon sun is my early morning sun for me 🤣
Do Shangra-la planted in the shade have the same issue with lack of sweetness?
I don't have any in the shade to test
Bird feasting on my mulberry tree i cant even get a bowl of it, even tho my mulberry tree is full of fruit
Any tips if I should plant mine in blazing Texas sun?
is your sun hotter than mine here in the desert?
@@qctropicals I have no idea. I'm in Dallas, I got this plant from local nursery but not sure if it should be in partial or full sun.
@@samuraioodon i was being sarcastic bud. I'm way hotter than you and they're in full blasting sun all day. Just water.
@@qctropicals thank you! I didn't want to assume anything 🙂
Is this the only mulberry variety which gives 2 crops per year?
no
I wish Lowe's didn't lie to me about how big the trees will get before i bought 7 of them lol
they got your money
which is the more productive and gives more fruit per weight, Dwarf everbearing or pakistani?
hard to say but i wanna say everbearing
On the Internet I see that almost all mulberries are good for zone 6-10, not sure why it should die during freeze.....
frozen ground is different. Try it if you don't believe me
@@qctropicals Mulberry grow in Europe in place where ground gets frozen. They might have other varieties, not what we grow here in south states.
I have this tree (Dwarf Everbearing) from Starks Nursery. This is the second season in ground in mid Missouri zone 6b. I starts leafing later than the apples, but still got hit with a late frost that killed all the leaves. It has now put out new leaves and looks very healthy; about 8 feet tall. Our low temp during the winter was -12 degrees F.
@@charlesdevier8203 Thank you for the confirmation! That's what I thought that should be mulberry varieties which can overwinter and -12 degrees F quite cold:)
Take the mulberries on the shady side of the tree and put them in pies with sugar!!!
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Great information to know, thank u so much
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