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Q.The fruit on my mulberry tree is all dried up.

Zone 40342 | Anonymous added on June 22, 2020 | Answered

Last year it had what was called popcorn disease. This is a huge tree and this year it put out the fruit but it is dried up and never turned color.

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on June 24, 2020

The popcorn disease fungus carries over from year to year. It interferes with the ripening of the fruit and it stays greenish. Collect all the infected fruit and dispose of in trash. See below:

https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/Gardening_Handbook/PDF-files/GH-067--popcorn-disease-on-mulberry.pdf

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