On Fri, 25 Jul 2014 22:50:28 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

On 2014-07-25 19:29:42 +0000, Pam Moore said:

Who has a mulberry tree? I think Sacha does.
I have one in a pot, about 3 feet high, aobut 10 years old.
3 years ago it had 3 fruit. I put it in a bigger pot, no fruit the
last 2 years. This year it has at least 8. I hope the birds don't get
them. I love mulberries. When I could drive I used to go round to
gardens which I knew had mulberries at ripe-fruit time but can't do
that now and the 2 I knew of in my town have gone, sadly.

Yes, we have one on the big lawn, Pam. It's 13 years old and fruits
rather well now. It had 3 or 4 fruits the first year after it was
planted, when it was only 3 or 4 feet tall. They are such beautiful
trees and I read recently of a dwarf variety but I think that's only
available in USA at present.

I remembered that you have one and when my friend and I visited Hill
House you had a potted one for sale and I so nearly bought it. bought
this one soon after! I would love to have it in the ground but just
don't have the space so it is yet another bonsai!
It was Charles 2nd I think who wanted to start an English silk
industry, and bought in lots of young trees and had them planted in
all the stately homes, only to find that it is the white mulberry
which is favoured by the silk worns. They feed perfectly well on black
mulberry though. I have 2 skeins of silk to prove it!