How to Propagate Mulberry Trees: Cuttings, Seed, Air Layering, and Grafting Compared

How to Propagate Mulberry Trees: Cuttings, Seed, Air Layering, and Grafting Compared

Standard fruit-tree nursery tags won’t tell you that black mulberries stubbornly resist cuttings, or that a seedling might spend a decade producing nothing but leaves and male flowers. Garden books treat mulberries as an afterthought, if they mention them at all. The propagation advice buried in those sources assumes you’re working with something cooperative—apples, pears, … Read more

Grafting Mulberry Trees: Is It Actually Worth the Effort for Home Gardeners?

Grafting Mulberry Trees: Is It Actually Worth the Effort for Home Gardeners?

Stains happened to me before I understood what I was doing. I showed up at a family barbecue that summer with discolored hands, a shirt that would never come clean, and a tale that got better with each retelling. By now I’ve developed a whole approach to harvesting, processing, and storing mulberries without walking around … Read more