NEW Red Mulberry Variety! Let's Talk Mulberries

[@joman104]

My whole yard is covered in what i think are red white hybrids. The one right at my back door has small and large glossy and fuzzy leaves. Pinky nail sized fruit. Another one i have has thumb sized fruit. Love the variety in wild fruits

[@themulberries]

@@joman104 That's awesome! Yes they can vary dramatically. I remember in our old neighborhood there were mostly white mulberries, and some tasted like blackberries, some were bland, and some were tropical-tasting. All different colors and sizes!

[@paul.1337]

I was going to ask if those were elderberries in the back, but it was confirmed towards the end of the video. 😁 We had a red mulberry in the backyard at my parent's growing up. It was the neighbor's tree, but she plants 30' trees a foot away from the fence, so about half of it was in our yard. I remember the fruit being really good, but children are idiots and I had a sample size of 1, so I'm not sure how accurate that memory is.

[@themulberries]

@@paul.1337 Haha, yes we are growing our fair share of elderberries too. These fruit are definitely really good, so that checks that box!

[@SamMTL514]

Did you try growing dwarf Thai mulberry? If so, I would love if you can make a video of this mulberry cultivar.

[@themulberries]

@@SamMTL514 I actually haven't, most of our experience comes from wild types and now Illinois Everbearing. I'll surely share my thoughts if we ever grow this variety!

[@SamMTL514]

@ I kept hearing about how productive this mulberry tree, ever-bearing, and fruit quality is excellent. After two years search, I found someone in Canada growing it. I was able to ship a cutting. It’s currently, 3’ tall and well established in 12” pot. It’s indoor under grow light until next spring. Cannot wait to taste the fruit.

[@themulberries]

@samMTL514 That's awesome, I hope it yields a lot for you. Mulberries take a few years to get going but once they do...you won't know what to do with all of the fruit!

[@MauricioLizarraga-n7k]

do you have an ebay store for cuttings?

[@themulberries]

@@MauricioLizarraga-n7k Yes, we will probably only have mulberry trees next year but we should have more cuttings available in coming years. We have the same name on eBay, themulberries.

[@GrowsGoneWild]

That does look to be very rubra. Rubras tend to only make 1 fruit per node so maybe a hybrid? Or maybe you have a unique rubra. I have 2 pure rubras that a quite small but the leaves are distinctly different in feel from the hybrids. Not genetically tested but rubras are common where the source is from. I also love mulberries but make very little mulberry content 😂.

[@themulberries]

@@GrowsGoneWild Glad to hear this from someone else! They're such adaptable trees with so many uses, it's hard not to like them unless you park your car under one, haha.

[@GrowsGoneWild]

@@themulberries definitely. The varieties can also be so different from each other so it makes collecting interesting. I have 40+ different varieties 😂

[@themulberries]

@@GrowsGoneWild Awesome!! That's a ton for sure.