mulberry trees

[tracy]

hi i have purchased 3 mulberry trees yesterday ,
i have looked on the internet for info,but wanted some more hands on advice and peoples expeirence of growing them
also got 3 pomegranet too
thanks

[Alison]

I looked at buying a mulberry a few years ago but decides against it as I didn't think I had the space (they don't lend themselves to training) or a wish to wait for them to come to maturity but it may be different where you are. The fruits are gorgeous though when the trees are mature. Never even seen a pomegranate tree so really no help at all, sorry.

[sparrow100]

My FIL's pomegranates get to about 25ft high. When they are fruiting some of the branches need supporting as the fruit is so heavy they would otherwise snap. He uses them as (very) tall hedging around his property and hacks them back each year. He does nearly nothing else to them so they can thrive on complete neglect...He's not in the UK - they are on a red loam hill near Rimini, 10 miles inland, with local temps between 38C and -15C.

I have a small bush I have grown from a tiny seedling he gave me - am years off it fruiting I think, if it will in the UK, but it is very pretty.

[Verinda]

I have one mulberry tree grown from seed well over ten years ago, I absolutely love it but it has not produced any fruit yet. I feed it once a year, that's about it really. I will be unbelievably excited if it ever has any berries.

I used to work in a hospital garden where there was a very mature mulberry tree, although it was more like a bush and not nearly as tall as mine. The fruits were many and really delicious

[tracy]

just wondering how tall it is and what sort of spread after 10 years

[WendyC]

RHS says:

Allow 5-10m (16-33ft) in diameter for the tree to develop its spreading habit

Hope you've got plenty of space for three!

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=642

[Lisasbolt]

I have a couple of pomegranate trees, not sure what you are asking about them, once established they really take care of themselves, you can prune them to help but that is to do with more older trees

[Invicta]

Last year I planted a variety of Black mulberry called "Black Lady" which is reputed to come into fruit early than the standard species.

[Verinda]

This is my mulberry tree, it grows taller every year but its trunk is too thin, I don't know why it does not grow any thicker because its perfectly healthy.

[Philthy]

Mulberries are by a country mile my favourite berry. I used to have a regular supply from where I used to work some years ago. Now they are just a distant memory *sigh*

They do take a long time to come into bearing but I'd say it's definitely worth the wait. If I had the space I'd plant my own tree. Unfortunately people move around so much more these days there's no guarantees you'd get benefit of a tree anyway.

Does anywhere sell mulberry fruits? I've never seen any in supermarkets.

[hamamelis]

Apparently mulberries are too easily damaged for commercial growing, so no, never seen 'em for sale either.

I have a tree, but mine's not fruited (or grown much) yet. I got it after staying in a house is Tasmania with a mature tree in full fruit, where I gorged meself on 'em. I'm not holding my breath, but maybe one day...