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["Gordon Nofs" <gc_nofs@hotmail.com>]

I have the Dwarf mulberries growing. I have not as yet worked with them. I 
have had exceptionally good luck on starting trees from cuttings. I use a 5 
gallon bucket that I have drilled holes in the bottom. I filled it with 
Vermiculite. I treat cuttings even dormant stock I have had in the fridge. I 
tag them and shove them as far as I can into the vermiculite. I place three 
short bamboo sticks in and pull a clear plastic bag that fits the bucket and 
couple feet high. I leave it so I can prop open an area for fresh air when 
it gets to hot in the small greenhouse. At present there are persimmon, 
apple, and a multitude of other singles sprouting.. Just finished 
transplanting 15 figs of 5 varieties. All I was hoping for was one of each 
to take. I will next stick some Dwarf mulberries from green stock.
  A little more info. My Mulberries are just starting to ripen. My 
Chestnuts are just now in blossom, Pawpaws were late but are loaded and 
doing very good. To my surprise I have a Hardy Kiwi (Believe to be Geneva II 
or Anasnaja) that was really loaded with blossoms. It is the only tree there 
that is big enough to have fruit. Nothing close enough to pollinate. I do 
not know the kiwi blossoms but they look like they are complete blossoms. 
Also that large bush looks like every blossom has taken. It also did the 
same 2 years ago. Last year late freeze took the blossoms.
 I do not seem to have the problems with getting mulberries to take. 
dormant scion or greenwood grafting.
  I sure could use the rain many of you are or have gotten. It all seems to 
fall apart or split and go both sides of me. Last four months probably a 
total of 4 inches

Gordon C. Nofs
Flint, MI.





----Original Message Follows----
From: Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>
Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] dwarfing mulberries
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 16:29:11 -0500

At 01:57 PM 7/9/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> By the way, has anyone grafted any mulberries to dwarf
> or contorted rootstock? I would like to keep mine
> small.

We planted some 'dwarf' mulberries a number of years back - identity is now 
lost, but I don't think they were identified as Geraldi' - just 'dwarf'.  
All 4 are 'bushier' than IE, Collier, Wellington, or my M.alba & M.rubra 
seedlings, and they're significantly different from one another in growth 
patterns that I'm convinced that they're not all the same - in fact, one is 
a non-fruiting male that is very vigorous.  One of the four is significantly 
smaller than the other three, being only 6-7 ft tall, after being in the 
ground for probably 7 years.  All are twiggy, bushy little things, and are 
probably soon to be removed in favor of something more productive.  They 
don't even really make good 'climbing' trees for the kids, due to the 
multiple small, sharp twigs they put out all over their branches.
I sent Gordon some cuttings from the smallest one a couple of years back; 
think he was intending to try them as a dwarfing interstem.   Maybe he'll 
let us know how that worked, though we may not be far enough along to really 
get a good idea of success or failure.

Lucky

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