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  • From: Hélène Dessureault <interverbis@videotron.ca>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] On Mulberry tree
  • Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:28:49 -0500

The only mulberry tree that I have ever seen is on the lawn of an
ex-neighbour who lived in zone 4, north of Ottawa. It was a smallish tree
but not a shrub. The owner used to place a sheet under the tree, shake the
tree
for the mulberries to fall. He would sort out the purple berries, discard
the green and red berries and bake a pie.
I know that this man's mother was originally from Virginia and that the tree
had been planted by his father. I don't know where the tree came from, but I
have tried Illinois Mulberry myself only to find that the tree got smaller
every years and could not stand the harsh climate.

I will go and investigate that tree when the Spring comes. What root stock
can it be grafted on? Any idea? Maybe I can find seedlings. I know the place
is abandonned now.

Hélène, zone 3-4
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lucky Pittman" <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Mulberry ID,winter buds


> At 08:53 AM 2/15/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> >Dave,
> > This time a year the size of the buds are a good indicator. Rubra buds
are
> >5-7mm long.Alba are 2-4mm long.
> Here's a couple of ID pages
>
> M.rubra - http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/mrubra.htm
>
http://rnrstreamer.lsu.edu/ecosystems/webtour/species/redmulberry/redmulberr
y.htm
>
> Can't readily find one that has good photos of M.alba to allow
> differentiation from M.rubra - particularly with respect to bud
morphology,
> though I did run across some with misinformation - particularly regarding
> fruit color.
>
> Leaf morphology is usually pretty reliable - M.alba leaves are
> glossy/shiny, whereas M.rubra leaves are rough/sandpapery.
>
> In town here, M.alba is everywhere - in roadside ditches, fencelines,
> cracks in the pavement, etc., but once you get out into the country,
> M.rubra is more evident - mostly along roadsides and wood's edges, but
also
> scattered throughout the woods; nowhere is it exceptionally common, and it
> would be a major stretch to classify M.rubra as 'invasive'.
>
> Lucky
>
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