5 Reasons To Plant A Mulberry Tree!
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- 5 Reasons to plant a mulberry tree! If you love good fruit and awesome trees, then the mulberry tree is for you!
Fast Growing
Easy for Beginners
Gives good shade
Takes little water
Gives awesome fruit!
Is a mulberry tree illegal? No!
Does a mulberry tree stain? Not really!
Are mulberry tree roots invasive? No!
Watch this video and then go buy yourself a mulberry tree today!
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Love this video! Mulberries do stain, but if I had my live to live over again, I'd wear old clothes more often and eat mulberries whenever I could! Life is short. Don't miss out on the pleasure of multberries.
I love your outlook on life!
Aesthetics are much less important than utility.
I read that Pakistan mulberries don’t stain.
I sold. I was a little afraid of it's size but I'm in.
Makes me want to stain something with some mulberries. :0
2 year ago i needed solid poles for my barbed wire, wooden poles were easy to break and galvanized steel is expensive in Pakistan so i planted about 70 mulberries (all drip irrigated) for supporting the barbwire. Can't be more happy 😊
Growing up as a kid in New Delhi, India, we had a big mulberry tree near our house. I used to spend a large time of my free time climbing the tree, sitting in it and eating the fruits. It had the most delicious and long (4 inches) fruits. Even the green (unripe) fruit was tasty - a bit tangier than the red/black ripe versions - I loved it. I even loved the taste of the leaves - if you have never eaten it, do give it a try - they are quite edible. The friends used to compete to see who could climb the highest, or get to the most inaccessible fruits - the parents used to think that one of us is going to fall from the tree one of these days (but surprisingly, never discouraged us from climbing).
A week ago, I ran across a Mulberry tree in a Lowe's in the Bay Area... I recognized it from the shape/texture of the leaves, and I absolutely had to buy it (didn't know until then that it was called Mulberry in English - its called Shahtoot in northern India). I got it today, and dug a big hole in the backyard to plant it (will do the actual planting tomorrow morning).
Will also put in a drip irrigation pipe so the roots head downwards (thanks for that tip).
Awesome story, thanks for sharing. Good luck with your new tree and thanks for watching!
What a great memory! I have similar memories of climbing trees from my childhood. Better, though, that it was a mulberry tree, where you can eat the endless fruit! Good luck with your new tree!
Childhood memories are Awesome 👍😎
You should do an update on your mulberry tree man. Show how it grew, looks like you posted it almost 2 years ago
Agree!
Disagree leave the guy alone get your own mulberry tree
@@polarlab113 I do have my own mulberry tree. Just wanted to see how his was doing. Hope you have a good evening
Good video. I have one on the edge of my property in Taiwan. Been cutting it down to a stump not knowing what it was. It kept growing. Hired a backhoe to remove it and other stumps to organize a small orchard. Driver asked why I wanted to remove the 'mulberry'. Oh! Found your video. Now I'm keeping it. Just moved it more into my yard. Thanks for the information.
Happy to help. Thanks for watching!
Haha! Thankfully they are very resilient! 😂
My next door neighbor has a mulberry tree in her yard near our fence . About the first week in June it gets its berries. I LOVE THEM!
I think they're the best of all berries. They stain my fingers but I dont care.
I totally agree with you. We have a mulberry tree on my grandma's garden, took a few cuttings to plant in my garden this year. We freeze the berries and eat them all year around. Very productive tree. One established does not need water at all (zone 9). Ranks in the top three in my opinion, along with loquat and apricot trees.
I can't say how much I love mulberry trees!! My grandpa always make the fantastic juice for us.
from Taiwan.
I just discovered today that I have 6 mulberries on my property. Woohooo!!
Best surprise ever! Thanks for watching!
Air layer them and get more 🤣
Wow! Jackpot!
I wish I could find this vid earlier. I have mulberry planted several years ago (Texas) and it got freeze-killed every winter although new branches regrow the following year but it got weaker and weaker with thinner branches. This vid is very convincing and I need to plant more and do the correct way of watering.
Thank you for this information, I planted one in my garden. My buddy was like take this tree we found growing in a crack of a sidewalk and I keep it in a bucket just forgotten for about 4 years, it would never grow due to the roots not having room to grow but it stayed healthy for all those years. I finally decided to plant the poor tree and it is growing like crazy. But I need to know how to take care of it.
Growing up in Pakistan, we had all kinds of fruit trees in my parents' house. We had black mulberry, red mulberry, and the king white mulberry tree along with mango tree, guava tree, java plum tree, persimmon tree fig tree, and loquat tree. Great videos. Great videos BTW keep 'em coming.
Thank you! I appreciate the support.
My mulberry fruit when ripe taste like bananas. I cut it back several times a yr to keep leaves from touching the eves.
I save the branches with their big leaves. Leave them in my garage to dry. Then crunch up the leaves to make instant mulch. I have a small chipper shredder & shred the wood. No waste whatsoever.
Don’t worry about fertilizing, you will barely be able to keep up with the growth as it is. I trim mine several times a yr. Get 2-3 large wheelbarrels full each trimming.
Great insight. Thank you for your tips !
LOVE Mulberry!! SO Glad it grows so quickly! Thanks for this video! 👏👌
i just bought, 1.5 ft tall mulberry tree yesterday. i hope it will survive. I'm just a beginner. zero experienced. glad to find your youtube, give me some confidence.
Good luck! Thanks for watching!
I read estimates all over the place when it comes to tree size but I know of one that a friend has that has to be between 70 and 80 feet tall. It is one of the most stunning and beautiful trees I've ever seen.
There are dwarf varieties, as well. I'm trying to keep mine fairly small, since I don't actually want my yard to become too shady. If I had more space, I'd let it get larger, but the berries would definitely be an issue in some places.
I believe that , most, usually get to about 30-35 feet tall if you don't prune them
thanks for the info! I really needed this video!!
I really liked the watering technique....thank you!
Dear garden nerd, I love your recipes from mulberries
Thanks so much for the info about mulberry.😀
Thanks for your words its useful
They are very beautiful yellow in autumn
my neighbor upstairs tried to cut a Mulberry tree out of the yard that appeared naturally; with a few harsh words I saved the trees' life, now its 12 ft tall and producing fruit after two years; I think the cardinals enjoy it too!! great video.... the more positive videos about trees the better off we'd all be and if everyone planted at least 1 in their lifetime..
PS his wife cut another out of the yard and a fern years earlier that would have been huge by now; some people are just selfish or ignorant I guess..
i saved some wild white Roses too.
I planted 7 White Pine trees and a Blue Spruce sapling and a Cedar Tree sapling that I found growing in trash up the street on 1a...The yard is like a bird, squirrel sanctuary now.. i even saw a chipmunk ..once..long ps...lol..take care..
Best whine in the world is mulberry,I also make tea from the leaves and fruit, when the tree reaches the desired height and size just prune the roots to keep it there.
I love growing mulberry trees and I'm in the New Mexico desert.
I have one in a 25g container and it’s already fruiting but fruits are really small! Any suggestions? Thanks and awesome video!!!
Thank you for all of the helpful info! 🌸
Thank you for watching!
Thank you for this wonderful video!
Thanks for watching!
Lovely! I grew up with mulberry tree our yard. I just can't wait to plant it where I live now. Your video was awesome. Thanks
Thanks for watching. Good luck with your tree!
Dear garden nerd, I am working on getting a peach tree
Smart watering tips for these.
Dear garden nerd, I have mulberry trees in my rock beds of my backyard
Im glad you are growing these trees in AZ. The world needs a lot more broad leaf trees, to sustain oxygen!..and of course all the other reasons you just mentioned :)
Thanks for the encouragement and thanks for watching!
totally helpful! Thanks!
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching.
We have a white/light green Mulberry tree, it's my favorite tree on the property. The local wildlife loves it too!
Well Said my brother and
Explained thoroughly ❤️👍
Thank you for watching!
Thank you that was a very good information
Aww what a cute video, well presented with eloquence and great tips. After this clip I now have fire in my feet to want to run a grab me a mulberry or two to plant in my backyard here in Houston TX.. So great going and looking forward to more informative videos. Bless!
Thank you for watching! I hope you have success in growing your mulberry tree!
Awesome. Goin' to plant it very soon. Tks.
Awesome!
Thank you for the good info 👍
I've planted them for myself and the birds. I like to provide forage for all the wild twitter-budgies.
The house ive been renting for almost a year has a mulberry tree. I had no idea till my dog started eating them. I looked little closer at the fruit and realized what it was now im excited. Do people make jam or pies out of these?
My father had one year's ago i didn't know if they was still around thanks 🙏 !
I recently bought a mulberry plant it’s the first time I am growing one I love the fruits an I am from Suriname 🇸🇷 it’s tropical 🌴 so I am so happy waiting to place it in the ground thank you for the information.
That's awesome. Thanks for watching!
Great video my mulberry tree comes in 2weeks! Thanks for the info
Awesome! Good luck! You'll love it.
I have a bunch of Mulberry trees They are good for making a hell of a mess, they attract wasps and hornets like crazy no way you're sitting under them or near them fruiting, all jokes aside they are great trees that provide you with plenty of berries.
I also love mulberry tree tea...fresh or dried boil 5leaves for 1 1/2 cup of water....
Never tried it, thanks for the tip and for watching!
Wow! That's a great tip! I'm going to try it! Thanks!
best video ever!
keep up the great content!
Thank you! Thanks for watching.
Thanks for info...
I have a mulberry tree on the side of my house. It was either my great grandpa or a bird that accidentally grew it. It's been 3 years since it first grew so I can't wait to see what type of mulberry it is. 👀
Love your videos. Very informative, concise and entertaining. You asked for topics? I’d appreciate a video on how to identify different types of trees done in your entertaining style. Thank you!
I have a bunch of mulberry tree's in my back yard. South Dakota
I can vouch for the shade and the hardiness of this tree, during times of drought, especially. Our West-facing mulberry tree does not bear fruit; it is at least 45 years old, planted by my father to shade the living room windows and porch area. It was knocked over during Hurricane Alicia in 1983, and it, and a thirty foot sycamore tree were both set back into the ground by my father and two brothers. Hurricane Alicia gave it its slant to the North--it is a 'windswept' tree, indeed, and has been the subject of many admirers on their daily walks. It has survived tropical storms (Allison, for one), hurricanes (Alicia, Ike, and Harvey), ice storms, and two probable tornadoes, in addition to droughts past and current. I water it at night, or in the very early morning hours, every four days or so, for about an hour, due to the crisping of some leaves; may need more frequent waterings if this heat dome does not budge (Southeast Texas). Through the years, there have been branches, usually the smaller, thinner ones that fall, but others grow in their place. It remains green while other trees in the neighborhood appear to be yellowing; the palms are suffering--glad we never planted those. It grows taller and more luscious during our normal 'monsoon-like' spring and summer rainy stretches; this year has been the exception to the norm. By the way, our tree is nearly thirty-five feet tall since some trimming was done earlier this year.
Wow only 3 years old, very tall🤩
I love mulberry fruit
Thanks for sharing beautiful video 😊👍
Thanks for watching!
Thank you
Be carful with those mulberry trees that close to you’re pool. I had an old one split my driveway in half. The big roots grew under and pushed up cement. They will break through a pool.
I just planted a mulberry for shade. I can't wait!! Great info.
Awesome, you'll love it!
Is mulberries better for you than black berries antioxidant wise
Which variety did you select? and why?
they make so much fruit it will be a mess, the white kind are not so messy
I'm all about mulberry trees, but they can produce a bit of a mess underneath, depending on variety. So long as you don't intend to place lawn chairs or a picnic table underneath, you're probably fine. ;)
It's also packed with vitamins! It's a super food. you can also grow a grafted mulberry in a big pot. Ours is only about less than 6 feet tall and generously produces fruits all year round. ^_^ My one year old can easily reach for the fruits. He loves it!
That's great!
Here we go 'round the mulberry bush still remember that song from my childhood.
Thank you for this informative video. I am planting 4 mulberry trees on Monday. I’m doing a Permaculture.
I’m thinking about planting one. Was gonna go with blackberries but will go with a mulberry dwarf everbearing I think. Could you please tell me whether you need to pick up all the berries when they start rotting on the ground? Do I need to pick all those up?
Yes, the sun removes fruit stains. Also helps to have a pool with chlorine in it to splash away the stains
Great tip, Jesus! Thanks!
Thank you 👍
Second time watching this all through
Thanks
Got myself one now, so catching up on knowledge
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
@@TheGardenNerd you're welcome
It's so good, hence, why I came back
Thanks for the encouragement from this video. I have a mulberry trees in my yard (containers) in nigeria. However they are not as big as this but they are fruiting. Do you have an idea of why they are not huge like yours?
I ate buckets full of mulberries in Tennessee, they're delicious :)
Using the botanical definition of invasive species, the "invasiveness" of a plant/tree has nothing to do with it's root system. Plenty of trees have problematic roots whether they are native or non native. What makes a species invasive is it's ability to displace native flora/fauna. I'm pretty sure the tree in this video is White Mulberry. White Mulberry is recognized as noxious weed due to it's invasive growth habit in many states/provinces of North America. It doesn't seem to be recognized as such in Arizona. Probably can't thrive without human intervention with watering. I work in habitat restoration and invasive species removal, I've personally dealt with eradicating this in several areas where it has taken over in Minnesota. Because it extremely fast growing, it can outgrow pretty much anything, and is expensive to remove when they become mature trees. While the fruits are delicious to us and birds, they will spread them around via animal droppings making new infestations. While I understand your passion for this plants and desire to spread the word of the wonder of gardening, I believe this video has the potential to spread misinformation regarding the ability for this species to be invasive in certain areas. I would hate for someone to buy this plant (if they could find it) in an area where it does not belong and plant it in their yard. Habitat degradation is a very serious matter that not enough people take seriously. I would encourage others to do their own research to find out whether or not a plant is native to their area, and if it is not, what native alternatives exist. Here in Minnesota, we have the native Red Mulberry but it is very rare. I personally would never plant anything that isn't native to the area, but that's just me.
Resources regarding managing invasive White Mulberry -
www.minnesotawildflowers.info/tree/white-mulberry
www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/OIPC_BMP_WhiteMulberry_June032020_WEB-1-J26.pdf
Thank you for saying this. I live in the midwest and this does not look anything like the single mulberry tree my Grandma had. Her property was sold, but it makes me want ask the new owners for a cutting or 2.
was looking for this comment lol! eight of these suckers cropped up in my garden just this summer; they’ve grown through fence posts, through nets, and through other plants. i’m in the process of getting rid of them (literally picking the berries off the ground as we speak) and it is a *bitch*.
Cool video. I just realosed.i was looking for miriclal berries not mulberries. Either way I may use this in the future.
There trees that grow berries like that by my house but the leaves look different.
Im learning more about gardening this year, and looking for potential seeds for my yard. Mulberry might be added.
Mulberries are so good
My silkworms love it 😂 the white one off course
Thank you for the great info. I just received a bare root Black Mulberry from Willis Orchards today (Feb 2/2021) & now I have to decide where to plant it. I was worried about the invasive roots - but if you have one 10 feet from your swimming pool, I don't think I have to worry about that any more.
Watering properly can go a long way in stopping invasive roots! So far it hasn't been an issue at all! Thanks for watching!
@@TheGardenNerd I live in Southeast (35deg lat) and water has NOT been a problem for the last two years. (I wish we could dehydrate it & ship it out west because you guys could really use it.)
@@Herschel1738 tell me about it. We would love some water out this way!
❤ beautiful video
Thank you very much!
Wow
It's in India..I observe its fast growing tree for shade ..birds..cuckoo always come to taste its fruit...its simple tree growing without care..in 45 c..temperature..its give shade..so I love this tree!
Yes! It's one of the best trees around. Thanks for watching!
Mulberry agua fresca is delicious!
I just bought my first mulberry plant
Awesome! Good luck!
Yea it really grows fast
Stains!?! Purple feet is a fond childhood memory! I encourage it for my grandchildren!
I have one just to the north of my garden, right by the chicken pasture. The chickens love all the mulberries that fall in their pasture. My goats & cows love the branches I prune.
Recently, I've learned about mulberry leaf tea. I'm eager to try it.😊
Love it! Thanks for the comment. I also love seeing my kids out back, eating mulberries and their faces covered in them!
If people are worried about the ground mess and stained feet that come with these trees, then look at white mulberries! No stains, very little mess. I'm growing red and black mulberries in my chicken yard for them to clean up and eat in abundance, but a white mulberry out front where the side walk is.
The white mulberry is not native and is invasive, as it interbreeds with our native red mulberry and affects the genetics. At least here in the eastern US. I have 3 mulberries 😉 Love them!
Reason number 6 we can eat the 🌿.I saw an order video.
How does you feed it correctly here in Arizona.
Thanks a lot
Thanks man
Thanks for watching!
I live in Phoenix, I wish I seen this video 6 years ago. We have a friend that's taking down her white Mulberry tree. I want to start from seed and plant several for the shade. Are the roots invasive to underground city water pipe system connecting to house?
reason no 6..the leaves are very high in nutrition and is used vastly for medicinal purposes
we can eat the leaves?
@@aurelia4297 the young leaves are edible raw or cooked before the thick white sap sets in. You can dry them for a tea, medicinal purposes they are good for artery plaque, weight, diabetes 2 (they level out glucose), and tummy/intestinal issues. Probably more benefits, this was off the top of my head.
@@sonder2164 Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
@@aurelia4297 Yes... I used to love eating the leaves too (when as a kid, I used to spend half my vacations sitting in the tree). 2 Fun facts... 1. silk worms only eat mulberry leaves, and 2. squirrels love eating the fruit and the leaves - in fact, when the tree is small, we have to protect the tree from squirrels, else they will strip the tree completely.
OSAM SUGESTION SIR.
PLEASE MORE SUGESTION.
Mulberry was doing good I had it in a bucket in my bathroom. Today I went to check on it and it is all shriveled up. Soil had some moisture to it but all shriveled up. Will it perk up? I pulled it out of the bucket washed the roots with peroxide then rinsed and soaked In vinegar and water due to finding some kind of bugs on the roots. Will it live?
Good video. I am wondering, is 10 ft away from my house, too close?
I dont want it to damage my foundation. please advise! I am in St. Louis MO (Zone 6B)
Primarily I want a mulberry tree for the birds.
I got only 1 tree I would like to have 1 more, I love Pakistan mulberry too😊
Will get 1 more tree, but my one it’s in the pot, have to transfer them into the ground.
Thanks for great advice 😊👍
I have two dwarf everbearing, one Shangri la, and one illinois everbearing mulberries I just put into the ground this year. They chilled out for the first part of summer. Now they just exploded with 1.5 ft of growth after the heavy hurricane rain and cooler weather of the two weeks afterwards.
This is in brick like clay!
Awesome! They are very resilient trees!
@@TheGardenNerd
I have now decided that I need to clone several copies of them. Some for gifts... some for public parks within the neighborhood.
@@great0789 Yes! That would be awesome!
@@TheGardenNerd
You know how it is. Gotta inspire the next generation of gardeners. Just plant some seed... and watch it grow. lol
Just figured out I have a mulberry tree in my yard. Probably gonna get some berries from it, but probably need to cut it down this year as it's right on the fence line.
Good
Thanks
Im thinking of planting them since I raise silk worms. Will they grow well indoors? :D
Same in nevada and the sun is brutal, I had gotten two mulberry trees from TyTy nursery one made it and you are right it is growing fast was a foot tall about two momths ago its 3ft now, love this tree, its a super berry, my pakistan is the one that never leafed . I cannot wait till mine is that big, out of 4 trees only one that made it, an olive, pecan and pakistan mulberry
Oh people think that they are illegal because they were banned in vegas with olives, they are rethinking it though, not banned outside of Clark County
Yours will be huge before you know it! You'll basically have unlimited mulberries to eat.
@@TheGardenNerd i ordered a replacement for the one i lost, i think the other trees were dead before i planted them, but the olive did have a couple leaves i dont know what i did wrong there? Pecan was a thick stick no leaves,same with pakistan,
Love this video! 💚 We have a mulberry tree on our orchard and Ive never seen so many berries in my life. The tree is a good 35+ feet tall and it does grow so fast! So how do we trim this back so we can get berries closer to the ground? The trunk is huge and the branches are very high. PS we are new to our home and our orchard so we had no idea when we moved in what to do with the tree. Can we reshape it and make the branches begin to grow lower on the tree? Thank you so much and looking forward to your response.
Check out Edge of Nowhere youtube videos... He's in Waddell, AZ & has 175+ fruit trees & numerous videos of trimming, maintaining & planting etc. He STRONGLY recommends RSI Growers/Nursery in Glendale as those trees are supposed to be planted in the soil AS IS... no extra additives at all... All the rootstocks are Arizona grown here too... VERY encouraging & inspirational
Put a few old sheets on the ground during berry season. Every Morning go get the fallen berries, there will be just as many if not more by the time evening comes.. Do this until they stop falling. Super Easy!
I don't understand, most places I read it says they only grow around 7-10 feet, is that a lie? One guy did tell me that they grow big around 30+
@@carrasco2011sc I think it depends on the type. An ecologist warned against the white mulberry. I would contact your State's University extension to ask what is native to your area and avoid anything that is not.
Thank you very for you're video I learned about mulberry.
Happy to help!
I plant them all over the property to feed the birds and a lot of different types of wildlife.
Very informative and encouraging😁 have just planted my first mulberry😊
Awesome! Good luck and enjoy the fruit. You'll love it!