I’ve heard it’s hard to get mulberry cuttings to actually grow roots. I’ve stuck some sticks in and the buds are popping but it’s fruit/bloom buds. Wrong time of year for cuttings? It’s basically just an experiment.
Katy
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I root mine in black plastic 4"x4"x12" rooting pots and wait several months until roots start creeping out of the bottom before transplanting.
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Depends on the species/variety. There was recently a thread on the topic.
I root mulberries with bottom heat and mist. I’ve had minimal success with hardwood cuttings. They usually just leaf out and flower and then die. When I have had hardwood cuttings root, it was with bottom heat.
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Yes. My rooting environment for cuttings is indoors with 1200 Watt (combined) overhead 6500 Kelvin lights matched to sunlight hours, the 4"x4"x12" rooting pots in drip trays that produce some humidity, and the trays on heat mats tuned to the mid-70’s (F).
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interesting, i’ve always tried to keep the tops cool and in the shade. i should try a batch with lights, i thought it would encourage too much top growth
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It looks like I was able to get some Easter Egg mulberries from the USDA to root. Still early days, but I’m hoping they continue to root and grow.
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Did the Easter Egg mulberries survive?
I found the table on this site informative. All the data on it jives with what I’ve heard from people regarding propagation of different mulberry cultivars.
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not hard at all, I root them when they are getting ready to come out of dormancy with no rooting hormone, and about 80% root. I would say mulberries and figs are the easiest to root for me.
These are some Jan’s best, Tice, and Valdosta:
Just 50% peat and 50% perlite, keeping it moist
Pedro
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How soon after the cutting leafed out can you expect roots?
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with no rooting hormone, its takes a year to transplant.
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Jan’s ‘woodchips’ look like what i use… pine fines/soil conditioner mostly… not sure what kind of woodchips other than that is in her area… YMMV
