On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:16:34 +0000 (UTC), enigma
wrote:

i'm headed to my NY place for a week, & there are a couple black
mulberry trees there. i would like to try layering a few branches so
i can bring rooted starts back to NH this summer/fall. any
suggestions or advice? normally i'd not be going back until late
June, but if i need to check the layering i can go down on weekends
(and if i need to do that, i'll be planting more fruit trees g)
lee


I have had the most success with the method my father taught me. Dig
a trench where you can bend a branch down, pin it and bury it. You
can scrape the bark a little and apply some rooting hormone, but not
necessary. I wait a year, but you can check for roots in 6 months.