32 best mulberry trees according to whyfarmit

General Fruit Growing
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The original couple of articles read like it was written by AI.

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@Josh6b
Hicks was touted, in the antebellum and pre-industrial South, as an excellent producer for poultry and swine. That said, pigs and chickens donā€™t cull much.

In my plantings, Hicks pales in comparison to all other rubraXalba hybrids i have grown, in productivity, berry size, and flavor. Itā€™s easily eclipsed by any number of random hybrids I have allowed - puposely or not - to reach fruiting age. This was 3rd year fruiting hereā€¦still disappointingā€¦ IDK if it will get better or not.
Iā€™ve not yet spoken with anyone who has grown and fruited Hicks who has any praise for it.
I have one, but have no plans to graft any more.

Eliza Greenman & Taylor Malone broached the thought of renaming Hicks after Dr. Bullard, but he declinedā€¦ somewhat out of deference to its history, but also because itā€™s just not that good.
YMMV.
I can supply scions if youā€™re determined to try it.

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