Pakistan mulberry did not survive winter in Raleigh, NC

[ramv]

My white Pakistan aka green Australian aka Saharanpur survived many years until it was killed off last winter.
Black Pakistan is hardier but still gets some frost damage.

[Robert]

@757Will

Any update on how your Pakistan mulberry is doing?

Alive and well, but no sign of fruit. Mine is on it’s own roots which takes some time to fruit.

[Richard]

An airlayer or rooted cutting of a mature tree would set fruit the following year. A seedling or TC could take quite a few years.

[757Will]

@Richard @Robert

Interesting, I have one on its own roots and one that is grafted. The one on its own roots didn’t make fruit last year, maybe it is a TC? I could try planting the graft below the soil as others have suggested. Has anyone had rot issues doing this?

[757Will]

Planted the Pakistan below the graft on the northeast corner of my home. I also added a shade cloth to help mitigate the sun even more. So far it is still dormant even after a recent warm up.

[757Will]

As long as it doesn’t freeze tomorrow, looks like it has made it through the winter. Finally seeing some fruit too! The tree is young so I don’t expect a lot of fruit, but I’m hoping for a sample.