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Sat, Mar 24, 12 at 22:36
| Has anyone has success ith Mulberry trees? I'm in the Colorado Springs area, just east actually in Falcon. I'm looking for a Mulberry tree. Red or the Illinois Everbearing. At least that's what I'm leaning toward.
I've heard the Illinois will bear fruit it's first year but gets a little big. Input is appreciated! |
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- Posted by Bob_In_Colorado none (My Page) on Mon, Mar 26, 12 at 22:01
| So with all the reading I've done. I've decided to go with the Illinois Everbearing. It's the most hardy, grows quickly, some say the best fruit for a mulberry that's around, and seems to be the best overall tree. |
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| The only thing I know about mulberries is that the fruit juice will stain just about anything, big time. Not that this helps :-) |
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| I heard that mulberry's do not do well in colorado. I have been looking for a dwarf for a long time. Let us know how yours turns out. |
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- Posted by Bob_In_Colorado none (My Page) on Fri, Mar 30, 12 at 21:50
| So... My stick showed up today. About 4' out or so out of the pot with a few spindly branches with a couple leaves on it at the top. I've been assud by the tree lady in Oregon that the little sucker (no pun intended), will be 8 feet tall by the end of the summer and well branched. We'll see. |
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- Posted by Bob_In_Colorado none (My Page) on Wed, Aug 22, 12 at 22:36
| So.... It's not quite 8-feet tall, but it is branching very well. Only about 5-feet now. Let's see how it does during the winter. |
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| Bob - I'm anxious to find out how the Mulberry did over the winter and if its growing again! |
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- Posted by Bob_In_Colorado none (My Page) on Mon, May 13, 13 at 23:23
| I'd say it did fine. It didn't quite grow the 8-feet the online person said it would, but it could be my fault. It's in an area that gets a lot of water, and I watered heavily last year. It seems to have lived with minimal loss of branches. Everything is late down here because of the,cold weather. My trees are JUST starting to leaf out. The mulberry tree still has swelled buds. |
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