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[Jay Cutts <orders@cuttsreviews.com>]

I'm at 7000 ft in New Mexico.  I've got an Illinois Everbearing and a 
variety from St Lawrence Nurseries called Northrup.  They claim Northrup 
is hardier than IE, which I've always seen billed as the hardiest  
mulberry.  As far as I can tell, it's true.  My IE has been killed to 
the ground (so probably it's not even IE any more) a number of times and 
the Northrup has done fine, with only slight damage in the worst years.  
I've planted a new IE so I can observe the difference again.

So far the Northrup fruit is passable but not as sweet, large or juicy 
as IE. 

Best,

Jay

Jay Cutts
Cutts Graduate Reviews
800-353-4898 day or eve, 7 days
(In NM, 505-281-0684)




Sheridan Shumway wrote:
> the weeping mulberry only gets as high as you train it.....it seems to be a 
> very hardy variety surviving two of out brutal winters so far with the only 
> real protection being it fairly close to the south side of the house so it 
> doesnt get directly nailed by the north winds.....it has had a couple nights 
> of -60 air temps(without counting windchill) and have only experienced about 
> 5-10% winter kill which isnt much given how fast it will grow....the berries 
> however seem to be small so far but it produces alot......the flavor is good 
> but kind of one dimensional as its mainly sweet with no tart like a raspberry 
> has to balance it....i have not had a chance to compare it to any other 
> mulberry as they arent native to the high plains and most cultivars say they 
> arent hardy to zone 4 so i havent tried them....
>
> i also have a contorted mulberry it suffers closer to 20-25% winter kill but 
> to abundant quick growth in the spring its not a big issue and i think out 
> winters are just to cold for it and the flower buds in the wood die and it 
> never produces fruit here but its a cool looking bush that the grasshoppers 
> refuse to eat so i think im going to keep it around, and who knows, if we get 
> a mild winter one year i may get fruit...
>
> both plants are from One Green World originally and if anyone has 
> successfully fruited other good tasting mulberry varieties in zone 4 i would 
> really be interested....
>
> Sheridan S.
> northeast Montana, zone 3 or 4
>
>
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