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Topic: white mulberries
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PlutoSurvivor
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posted September 04, 2014 09:38 PM
  
i tried to chop down a tree growing wild in my yard a month or so ago because i did not know what it was. i say tried, because it is growing back. just now i discovered that it is a white mulberry tree.is this worth keeping? it's in an unusual spot that will crowd out my spicebush, or allspice, can't remember which is which. anyway, i have never eaten mulberries and wonder how desirable they really are. IP: Logged |
Yin
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posted September 05, 2014 09:54 AM
Mulberries are awesome!
White ones are just as juicy and delicious as red ones. You can eat them fresh, make jam and wine out of them. OR you can just get some silkworms and feed them the mulberry leaves.  I'd keep the tree if I were you. Maybe you can move it somewhere where it's not crowding your other plants? IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer
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posted September 05, 2014 11:13 AM
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Originally posted by PlutoSurvivor:
i tried to chop down a tree growing wild in my yard a month or so ago because i did not know what it was. i say tried, because it is growing back. just now i discovered that it is a white mulberry tree.is this worth keeping? it's in an unusual spot that will crowd out my spicebush, or allspice, can't remember which is which. anyway, i have never eaten mulberries and wonder how desirable they really are.
They are really tasty in my opinion!
The trees grow fairly fast, and can get very tall. The thing I do not like is they attract deer, groundhogs, squirrels and other creatures that will destroy/vandalize your yard and home.
The mulberries are good but not worth the trouble they bring in. The squirrels invade homes and chew through electric wiring and nest in walls and ceilings. The groundhogs dig huge tunnels and make house foundations and concrete surfaces collapse and yards get sinkholes from collapsed tunnels. The deer carry Lyme Disease and other serious illnesses. It is impossible to have a garden or fruit bushes or trees for human use. These pests drawn in by mulberries will take over.
Mulberry trees are nigh on impossible to kill.
So if you want fast growing hard to kill trees, and lots of wildlife taking over your yard/garden/flowers, home, etc.,
then sure, keep the mulberry trees;
otherwise get some weed killer or burn the tree because they will sprout back if any part is left alive, cut off or not.
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Randall
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posted September 06, 2014 03:45 PM
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Ami Anne
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posted September 06, 2014 06:00 PM
I have a mulberry tree. They are amazing. Mine is purple.I have 2 berry trees of which I have no idea what they are lol They could be really poisonous. I have a totla earth void garden  ------------------
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Randall
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posted September 07, 2014 04:02 PM
Do birds eat them?IP: Logged |
Ellynlvx
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posted September 07, 2014 04:54 PM
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Originally posted by Randall:
Do birds eat them?
Randall, you should always know exactly what you are ingesting. Don't take chances, I will give you this article as an example. http://www.kentucky.com/2011/09/10/1876381_pokeweeds-berries-are-poisonous.html?rh=1 IP: Logged |
PlutoSurvivor
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posted September 09, 2014 05:46 PM
Appreciate your info. about the mulberries. Still not sure if I will transplant or remove. Dang, those pokeweed plants have been haunting me for years. Can't seem to get rid of them. The deeper I dig the hardier they become to eliminate. I like them, though. If there was only 1 plant I would keep it. Do they propagate via the pokeberries or do they spread via the root system ? IP: Logged |
PlutoSurvivor
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posted November 17, 2014 01:18 AM
just to let you know I chopped the plant low to the ground and will transplant it next year, but keep it small so it doesn't get too out of control.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted November 19, 2014 09:18 AM
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Ellynlvx
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posted November 19, 2014 04:19 PM
Poor little babies.They pollard them. IP: Logged |
PlutoSurvivor
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posted November 19, 2014 08:59 PM
I know.... but it's not dead at least.IP: Logged |
PlutoSurvivor
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posted May 09, 2015 09:48 AM
I'm thinking there has to be a male and female plant for the berries to form. The male plant barren, the female producing. Is this true for the mulberry. IP: Logged |
PlutoSurvivor
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posted May 22, 2015 09:20 AM
I'm sure it's true. I identified a tall tree with the same leaves, no berries and it must be the male. I'm going to nurture the female tree and keep an eye on it do it does not spread. If I get a lot if berries I will keep it. I had to dig up all the staghorn sumac this year because it is so hard to control. Too bad I don't have a country home where there is room for everything to grow wild without offending the neighbors or taking over the garden. IP: Logged |
PlutoSurvivor
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posted May 22, 2015 09:23 AM
My fern garden is getting very thick, growing onto the lawn, but I'm able to transplant successfully. Ferns activate the ancient energy in me... Something so beautiful, displaying the sacred geometry of our origins. IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted July 15, 2015 01:10 PM
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Originally posted by PlutoSurvivor:
My fern garden is getting very thick, growing onto the lawn, but I'm able to transplant successfully. Ferns activate the ancient energy in me... Something so beautiful, displaying the sacred geometry of our origins.
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Randall
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posted May 02, 2016 04:04 PM
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Originally posted by PlutoSurvivor:
I'm sure it's true. I identified a tall tree with the same leaves, no berries and it must be the male. I'm going to nurture the female tree and keep an eye on it do it does not spread. If I get a lot if berries I will keep it. I had to dig up all the staghorn sumac this year because it is so hard to control. Too bad I don't have a country home where there is room for everything to grow wild without offending the neighbors or taking over the garden.
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Randall
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posted May 07, 2016 09:49 AM
Never tasted a mulberry.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted June 08, 2016 12:49 PM
We have boysenberries here.IP: Logged |
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