06-06-2007, 08:25 AM
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Mulberries
"Rick" wrote in message
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On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 16:24:31 +1000, "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote:
This winter (now where I live) I'd like to put in a couple of Black
Mulberry
trees.
My fruit growing books don't have a lot to say about the soil requireents
so
I'm looking for some advice from someone who may have a tree or two. Any
hints out there please.
I have several about on my place. They do tend to sucker, and of course
the
birds do a good job of dispersal. One is growing in a heavy clay area
that
stays moist a lot of the time (not sopping wet, but damp 3/4 of the time).
One
is out at the end of the drive growing on a pile of cement rubble mixed
with
extremely poor soil (it very much reminds me of the calichi "soil" in the
deasert SW of USA). It gets rain, but the soil there does not hold it.
All
are voluteers, and he one in poor soil doing the best. Thankfully they
are
quite far from the house (200 M) as they are, of course, quite messy.
The
birds love them, and once every few years we get around to making some
nice
jam.
http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/mulberry.html
HTH -Rick
Thanks Rick.
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