Ruth Nakamura · January 31, 2026
Between 40 and 65 pounds of fruit hangs from my mature mulberry trees most seasons—an amount that seems impossible until you realize how much of that production depends on what happens in the soil beneath the canopy. I spent over a decade watching otherwise vigorous trees plateau and decline, only to discover the culprit wasn’t … Read more
Ruth Nakamura · January 23, 2026
You’ll encounter two conflicting pieces of advice about mulberry watering online: one source will tell you these trees need daily irrigation during summer, while another claims they’re drought-proof and barely need water once they’re a few years old. The first one is dead wrong — at least for home growers in the Pacific Northwest like … Read more
Ruth Nakamura · January 20, 2026
Hi there! I’m Ruth Nakamura, a backyard orchardist in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, where I’ve been happily growing mulberries for about 15 years. Over the years, I’ve cultivated a dozen different mulberry cultivars, including favorites like Black Beauty, Chinook, Illini Star, and Ozark Premier. Growing these trees has been a labor of love, filled with … Read more
