I purchased an Illinois Everbearing Mulberry tree last year that gave me some very good fruit. The tree however was a runt. So I purchased one this year from Womack and planted it mid February. At the time it was 4' tall with three short branches. Since then I have trimmed it back hard cutting it back 2-3ft. The tree is roughly 10' tall right now. I plan on cutting it back another 2-3ft this weekend. Even so I expect it to be at least 10' tall before it goes dormant in December. Each time you cut a tree back it stops growing for a few weeks. If I had not cut it back I bet it would be 18-22ft by December. At this point I'm starting to think I planted it in the wrong place. If you get one plant it in a place where it will have plenty of room to grow.

The biggest problems with mulberries are the seeds and staining. Birds eat the fruit and drop seeds everywhere. This coupled with how fast they grow can make neighbors more than a little pissed once they realize where all the seedlings are coming from. Also Mulberries stain. If they are grown near a walkway the falling fruit will stain the walkway. Also if a bird eats your mulberries the birds droppings will stain whatever they land on.

White Mulberries and Pakistani Mulberries do not stain. As far as I know Illinois Everbearing Mulberry is the only one that does not produce seeds.

I chose Illinois Everbearing because they do not produce seeds.

Ive got all 3 available. Azleatherking@aol.com