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["hector black" <hblack1925@fastmail.fm>]

Yes, I would like to join the list of those who would like scionwood of this
mulberry bearing in late summer.  That's quite unusual.
    We found that drying the fruits of the white mulberry makes them a lot
more palatable.  Seems to me I've read that dried mulberries and almonds
(maybe it was nother nut?) are a kind of trail mix for people in places like
Pakistan and Iran.

Hector Black zone 6 middle TN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "LEE REICH" <lreich@hvc.rr.com>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Ripe mulberries now!


> Re: white mulberries. First of all, not all Morus alba bear white colored
fruits. Some are violet, some are
> even dark purple. Second, yes, most white mulberries are cloyingly sweet.
Kids like them, though. And third,
> from what I have researched, the large Pakistani mulberries are neither
cold hardy nor particularly tasty. I've
> never tasted or grown them, though.
>
> Not to be redundant, but my recent fruit book also has a chapter on
mulberries, and lists some varieties and
> sources.
>
> Lee Reich
>  www.leereich.com
>
> Lucky Pittman wrote:
>
> > At 02:19 PM 8/11/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> > >I just found a mulberry tree that appears to be smack bang in the
middle
> > >of its fruiting. This is a good month plus after all other mulberries
> > >around here stopped fruiting. Is this a[n unusual] late summer
mulberry,
> > >or is it just our wierd cool summer throwing off yet another plant?
> > sb,
> > I suspect that there's more than one NAFEX member on the list who'd be
> > interested in getting a piece or two of dormant budwood from this tree
to
> > graft & trial - I know I'd be interested in trying it.
> >
> > >Speaking of mulberries, when the traditional purple ones mix with small
> > >children the result tends to be a big mess. :-)
> > In a conversation I had with Dr. David Griffith, earlier this summer, he
> > was telling me of a Pakistani physician friend of his who indicated that
> > every year during 'mulberry season' , he sees a rash of broken
limbs(arms &
> > legs - not branches) from folks falling out of the trees while eating
berries.
> > While my kids are not that small anymore, we never really worried about
a
> > little purple staining - but, my wife was the impetus behind us planting
> > mulberries in the first place, as she had fond memories of climbing a
big
> > mulberry tree in her neighbors' yard and gorging on the fruits.
So...she
> > doesn't get stirred up about the stains.
> >
> > >    Pomona has had references to white mulberries as tasting and being
> > > non-staining. The name "afghanistan" shows up frequently. Any comments
or
> > > recommendations on mulberries that kids like and won't stain
everything?
> > I've yet to run across a white-fruited mulberry that was to my liking -
> > just a bit of sweet, and sort of a 'grassy' taste.
> > Gordon Nofs had one that was purported to taste like muskmelon, but my
> > graft of it died out - or maybe it's still up there in that seedling
M.alba
> > somewhere and I just can't find it any more.
> > Off the top of my head, I'm thinking there are several named variety
> > white-fruited selections, like Tehama & Beautiful Day.
> > You might check the NCGR site for Morus accessions - seems like they
even
> > have a taste-comparison chart there, if I recall correctly.
> >
> > Lucky Pittman
> > USDA Cold Zone 6
> > AHS Heat Zone 7
> > Hopkinsville, KY
> >
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