Do they get winter protection?bb
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I field grafted them in May three years ago and dug them up in the fall and potted them in 20 gallon pots. I overwinter them with the figs in my tornado shelter.
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Funny we’re discussing Paks under Purple reign when they hardly stain! Just a thought…Great conversation otherwise. Any chat about mulberries is a great chat!!
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I bought one from Burntridge and it is grafted, not rooted.
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All my Paks are grafted also.
Uk nursery pak put in ground 1 year ago.
Belgium nursery pak planted 3 months ago
Belgium nursery clone 10 pak (hardy mutation) planted 3 months ago
Italian nursery white pak/saharanpur planted 2 months ago
Belgium nursery white pak/saharanpur planted 2 months ago
All are grafted, when they get bigger i might try airlayering to create new trees on their own roots to try them in other property i have
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Raf what variety are those? Thanks
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looks really nice @Carld ! And seems to be precocious for its size.
those are pakistan mulberries. The only other mulb i’ve kept apart from nigra mulbs
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I am just amazed that my 3 potted Pakistan Mulberries are pumping out this much berries.
All the way down from the bark grafted union.
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Have they fruited to maturity before?Those numbers look like what my Gerardi did.bb
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I guess I could do it this way. I just think I would loose all of them to late frost 9 years out of 10. They would start waking in January here and I really don’t know how to prevent that… 
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Last year I got haft of the production due to late frost. I was too antsy and brought them out of the shelter way too early and got zapped.
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Wow that’s awesome Tony. Yes I tend to bring mine out early. I’m not going to do that anymore! I had some Pakistan cuttings but I think I killed them? One might survive. I left them out and it got too cold for a little plant.
What size containers?
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15 gallons pot. I bark grafted it onto a large wild Mulberry rootstock.
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Wow, that is so cool for only a 15 gallon. I have to grow this one too. I do have grafted ones too. Have you tried the Pakistan white? I heard that Australian Green is synonymous? Know anything about that? Have you seen Black Prince? Looks interesting too! I grafted two pieces hope at least one takes.
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never heard of that, wanna see what it looks like!
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It’s said to be Alba x rubra which would make it hardy. I kinda doubt it.
Black Prince
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that looks pretty firm for a mulberry!
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I didn’t really notice that, although now that you mention it, I agree!
I sure hope I get a take. The wood looked good. I still have one piece. I’m trying to decide what to do with it? I have some options. At my cottage on a pre-planted rootstock I put in last year. Or here in the city to protect it in need be? The one I did is here now. I’m not the best grafter! I don’t have confidence that the one I did will take. Decisions decisions
I worked hard to learn to graft what I wanted. Here is one success , finally! Indian Free peach, 6 feet tall, 8 years old. 6 cultivars 3 pluots, 2 nectarines, and a scaffold of Indian Free too. Makes six! And all are blooming!
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it seems to be an alba, so could wager it will be more resilient to cold weather than a typical nigra. Pls keep us updated here on its progress!
have to disagree, as your multi-grafted drupe tree says otherwise
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