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 donāt cull much.
In my plantings, Hicks pales in comparison to all other rubraXalba hybrids i have grown, in productivity, berry size, and flavor. Itās 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.
Iāve 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 itās just not that good.
YMMV.
I can supply scions if youāre determined to try it.
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Any idea if thereās a Zone 3 hardy mulberry?
Not so important but asking to pass the info along to someone dealing with birds on stone fruit in zone 3.
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Try Trader variety. My adult grandson has one in 3b from tissue culture. It has survived but not fruited yet. Needs more time to grow. Tissue culture trees take longer than grafted trees.
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Iām pretty sure whyfarmit is just a bunch of useless AI slop.
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