To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] zone 5 mulberries
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:40:03 -0400
At 10:02 AM 3/21/2007, you wrote:
>I'm going to plant a weeping mulberry this spring, but now I'm wondering
how
>that will compare in taste and productivity to an Illinois?
Hello,
The weeping varieties were selected for "landscaping" purposes, not
fruiting. Just as columnar oaks were bred for growth habit, not acorns.