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- Q.I Was Wondering What This Is. - This just popped up in our yard and it sort-of looks like an Oak, but with serrated edges. If it ...
- Q.Brown Marks On Mulberry Leaves - Hi, I have a dwarf Mulberry tree that has brown marks on all mature leaves. There are some new leaves ...
- Q.How To Prune/train A Dwarf, 2-yr-old Mulberry - I’m looking for some help with training my young, everbearing mulberry, in Longmont, CO, zone 5b. It’s from ‘Fresh From ...
- Q.Can Dwarf Mulberry Trees Remain In Pots? - I am 100% new to gardening, and I would like to get a dwarf mulberry tree (and other trees that ...
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Sandra Alden on
July 18, 2024
Dallas, TX 75229Q.I Was Wondering What This Is.
This just popped up in our yard and it sort-of looks like an Oak, but with serrated edges. If it is a tree of some sort and is good for the area, I will dig it up and plant it in a more appropriate spot. Thanks, Sandra Alden
Answered by
BushDoctor on
July 18, 2024
Certified ExpertA.That looks like a mulberry! This search page has some articles that will give you some information about the trees:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/search?searchTerm=%22mulberry%22
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- Asked by
Rod.olsen on
September 1, 2024
Gold Coast, AustraliaQ.Brown Marks On Mulberry Leaves
Hi, I have a dwarf Mulberry tree that has brown marks on all mature leaves. There are some new leaves and fruit coming out that don’t yet have this mark. I only water once a week, could that be it? Pics attached.
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
September 2, 2024
Certified ExpertA.This resembles potassium and magnesium deficiencies. Whether this is salt build up, pH imbalances, nutrient issues, and disease will be determined by some soil tests. Many times, there will be multiple factors that you can pick off one by one, or get immediate results with tests. Watering can be an issue, but as long as it doesn't dry out between waterings, or doesn't remain oversaturated, then it could lead to deficiencies.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/testing-soil.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/fruitless-mulberry/how-to-grow-mulberry-trees.htm
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January 12, 2025Q.How To Prune/train A Dwarf, 2-yr-old Mulberry
I’m looking for some help with training my young, everbearing mulberry, in Longmont, CO, zone 5b. It’s from ‘Fresh From Florida’, and the tag says “selected for container gardening”, but there is no Latin name on the tag. It came in a pot, with a single trunk. I don't remember if it was grafted. I planted it in the ground in spring 2022. Spring of 2023 the single trunk had died over the winter, but new shoots came up. Over summer it grew about 7’ tall, with 6 stems/trunks all at the ground level. No fruit yet. Do I need to cut out any of those stems? Do I need to head it back? What kind of pruning in years to come? Thank you.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
January 13, 2025
Certified ExpertA.I tried to find the product you purchased to see if it was grafted but it must have come from a partner of Fresh from Florida. I did find a dwarf everbearing mulberry on another site and it was not grafted. If it was grafted, the shoots that regrew were likely from the rootstalk and not the desirable upper variety that died over winter. If that is the case, you may or may not get fruit and it probably will be inferior if it does fruit.
If you want to take a chance it was not grafted and regrew from its own roots, go ahead and prune it to reduce its height and pinch off the thinnest branches. Prune to shape. Once it is mature, you should only need to prune out crossing branches or dead or damaged branches.
If you want just one trunk, you can cut off at the ground all but one. But since it is dwarf, a shrub like tree would produce more berries.
These articles should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/fruitless-mulberry/mulberry-tree-in-a-pot.htm
https://plantvillage.psu.edu/topics/mulberry/infos
https://ccecolumbiagreene.org/resources/an-introduction-to-growing-unusual-fruits
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/fruitless-mulberry/how-to-grow-mulberry-trees.htm
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May 4, 2025Q.Can Dwarf Mulberry Trees Remain In Pots?
I am 100% new to gardening, and I would like to get a dwarf mulberry tree (and other trees that can remain in pots), but I can’t plant them in the yard where I live at. Can they remain in a pot for their lifetime?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
May 5, 2025
Certified ExpertA.Yes, you can grow dwarf mulberry trees in containers indefinitely. Here is how:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/fruitless-mulberry/mulberry-tree-in-a-pot.htm
Here is a selection of other trees you can grow in pots:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/search?searchTerm=dwarf+trees+in+pots
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