Great video! First one I've found on grafting Mulberry trees. I have a male mulberry in my chicken area and was thinking to graft a known producer to it. About two months ago i got some cuttings off a known Mulberry tree that produces tons of fruit every year. Unknown species but i had two out of 8 or so that are now growing into little trees. I have two freshly planted last spring Dwarf Everbearing Mulberry. One had a limb that was in danger of being cut off by my mower! On August 22nd of 2024 i cut some cutting off a Dwarf Everbearing Mulberry and its now September 4th 2024. The cuttings has taken off like crazy! Im in SE Texas, so i have to be careful with the late summer heat. I've been following the weather and we were predicted to have scattered rain for a couple weeks. It looks like it worked out well. About 10 days of rain spoty rain. A couple weeks of normal Texas weather and now its raining every other day again! I've grafted a lot of Satsuma trees so im now pretty excited to graft the Mulberry. Especially after seeing positive results with cuttings.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills on line. Actually the Persian Shawtoot will propagate from cuttings but not quite as easy as other varieties The moisture consistency is the key to success in propagation by cutting. Thank you again, I enjoyed watching your video.
Get video and follow up! I have a couple Qs. 1. Do you have to graft your mulberry cuttings onto a mulberry tree only or any fruit tree and 2, can only successful graftings be done in winter? 3. I've read many times when wrapping the scion to leave the nodes uncovered? I noticed you covered them. 4. I noticed all that sap, I thought it all goes down to the roots during winter? Winter here in the mountains of VA if sap stays in the limbs it's going to freeze solid here lol CA winters probably aren't as harsh though. 5. You picked all the leaves of your tree, all trees but firs loose their leaves in the fall but is it because you're in CA that yours still has leaves during winter?? If I notice mine keeping it's leaves in our winter should I pull them all off in order to get more fruit? I've seen the Himalayan mulberry online and I would love to have a great or 2 of those, they get several inches long! 🤩 Thanks for the info..
@@kerrywright8950 have to graft mulberry to mulberry. You can graft in spring and summer as well. Everything gets covered. Yes our winters are milder so not all of the leaves fall off. You should get enough cold in VA for the leaves to fall off on their own, but yes take off any that remain. Good luck.
hey sir. Really liked your video. can you please upload a follow up video if these grafted scions ? Did they grow later ? Because I have experienced several times the buds grow, turn into leaves and few week later they die.
Hi, loved the video. I’m going to be doing this for the first time and your video will be my model. One question, please. Did you leave the end of the scion that was not inserted into the branch untaped? I couldn’t tell if you taped the very end or not. I look forward to your answer. Thank you!
Great video. A beginner question: is it possible to grat a mulberry sion onto another tree specie, such as walnut tree , a plum tree,...? Which rootstock would be compatible ? Thanks.
You ever get that amazon storefront? i tried to buy grafting tape and the stuff they sent was literally plastic stretch wrap. I was really irritated. I know what parafilm is. Ugh. Can't find parafilm grafting tape.
Where can I get scions from? Can you ship me some of your scions for Mulberry? I live in Texas and can pay for shipping. I have 3 white Mulberry trees that are approximately 7 ft tall already and not bearing any fruits. I was hoping to put on some grafts and push the fruits slightly earlier.
Hey Sir, I have done 2 grafts like you. White king mulberry grafted on Indian mulberry. It's been a month almost. Now, both of them started to grow. I also did 5 bud grafts, but they remained same as they was. My question is which one is better for mulberry grafting, Cleft graft or bud graft ?
I just got my dad two Pakistani mulberry trees for Fathers day and Ive never see him so excited. I dont want him to be disappointed if they trees end up being male, I was told they’re females but they don’t have any flowers yet. If I graft a female scion onto the tree, will the entire tree become female and start bearing fruit or just the grafted branches? Also, incredible video!!
@@AJTheGraftMan Thank you! The two trees I have are about 8 feet tall. I was told that they should fruit next year. Is there any way I could get them to produce flowers this season to confirm the gender of the trees? On one of your other videos, I’ve watched so many now, you talked about pruning mulberry trees to encourage additional growth cycle. (I think it was when you were removing leaves from the branches) Would this method work to push out some flowers? I know you also said it wasn’t recommended for younger trees. Should I still prune all the leaves in winter when the tree is in dormancy? Thank you! :)
@@AJTheGraftMan Hello hello, it’s very hot in San Jose so I got sidetracked (and I was scared of killing my dad’s trees) BUT I ended up testing this out on one of the trees about 10 days ago. Some of the branches are already pushing out what looks to be berries. They look like immature pakistani mulberries so I’m very hopeful they’re female! I’m so glad it worked out. Ive literally combed through so many videos and comments trying to see if anyone knew the answer so I’m hoping this can help someone else! Conclusion: Prune your trees to expedite the growth cycles.
Very interesting information on taking all leaves off to get high yield. But should the leaves be removed early just when they can be seen, or should be removed after they are developed, or at any other stages? My Pakistan mulberry tree near Sacramento CA has less fruits than yours and with a lot of big leaves currently (late March), will removing leaves still help to increase yield? Thank you.
@@AJTheGraftMan Thank you for your response. 1. About 85% branches have fruit about 1 inch long now, I guess that removing leaves at this stage has no influence on yield. Am I right? 2. Your fruit seem more dense (high yield) and the leaves seem less and small, so, I guess that you removed all the leaves early when the leaves just could be seen and the fruit had not appeared. Am I right?
In the tropics where they don't go dormant, when do I graft? Bought a rooted cutting that was supposed to Illinois mulberry. It's 2 y/o now, in a pot and has only had male flowers so I'm thinking of chopping it, leaving only one main trunk.
