My family really likes its flavor. It has high sugar content but less acidity than say Illinois Everbearing. For that reason I would give IE a slight edge in taste.
I got it from another grower, don’t know the original source. Some here have said that it looks like Black Prince. I don’t grow Black Prince to be able to compare it. Even if it’s not a true Shelli, I’m content with it.
Looks legit to me, from what I have seen Black Prince is not as fat.
@SteadyStan .. those are some impressive looking mulberries.
TNHunter
I had a mulberry graft that failed from 5-6 weeks ago, maybe if a deer pulled it off as the scion was bent at a 90° angle.
I regrafted it last week as the scion still looked fresh, and now looking good…
i know it’s probably near impossible to get a 100% accurate ID on these fruits, but wanted to ask if y’all have any idea what these could be? sold as pakistan, but i’m fairly certain it was mislabled. they taste very sweet and cotton-candy like similar to white pakistan. thanks in advance for the input!
It looks like the berries from my Tehama.
The main reason anyone grafted some cultivars on dwarf mulberry because some varieties like Pakistan mulberry, Illinois mulberry, Oscar mulberry, Persian mulberry… don’t root well from cutting ( Pakistan is extremely hard), and those are the desirable cultivars with good fruits, unlike the not so good fruits from dwarf ever bearing mulberry. Usually the rootstock controls the size of the scion, but I doubt that is the case for mulberry. Because I have a Pakistan on its own roots ( airlaying), and that tree doesn’t grow more vigorous than the pakistan that grafted on another unknown rootstock.
For me although I don’t have a huge backyard, I still prefer to have trees that grow to standard size. Because I live in the high desert are which is very tough on trees/ plants, so vigorous is a big problem. I’d rather have trees that grow fast and vigorous, so after the deduction of growing the climate permitted, the trees can still grow with a decent rate. If a tree grows too fast, then you can easily make it shorter by cutting off the top and prunning.
Could be iron deficiency or chlorosis
Galicia is doing pretty well here. Nice size. I think they get bigger still. I wasn’t too smitten with the flavor at first but they are sweetening up now.
No fruit set at all on my Black Prince for the 2nd year now. It was a new graft in 2024 but mulberries are usually so precocious.
Anyone have favorites for cold hardy (zone 5) white mulberry. Really just wanting a none staining variety. Have seen silk hope, sweet lavender, also saw Galicia is also non staining? Wondering if anyone has favorites. Wanted to plant now to this fall
Spring planting would probably grow faster, and white mulberrys are just sweet without the complex flavor of the darker fruits. Is staining really a deal breaker?
Marta at reallygoodplants.com
Will do a winter sale, great variety of cuttings, and good quality. She has several white mulberry selections, you could try multiple for the cost of buying a plant now.
I’m going to plant another one or two in different spots so I can maybe take a few more suggestions that can be fully colored too!
Silk Hope won’t be non-staining
My Silk Hope is. The birds get them before they drop, although its also in grass.
Sorry to be clear, your silk hope doesn’t stain?
Apologies, my note was a sad joke. I’m saying I don’t get ripe berries because of the birds, the unripe berries don’t stain.
