It's been almost 30 yrs since I had jabuticabas.I know! I thought about that too Heck!-I'd love to try some Jabuticabas too
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It's been almost 30 yrs since I had jabuticabas.I know! I thought about that too Heck!-I'd love to try some Jabuticabas too
-Did you just post that to make everyone jealous?
It sure made me jealous! LOL! Wish I were in the US. Would be so cool to swap stuff.
May
THBs: Darwin & Merlin
Aussies: Dax, Vegas, & Cricket
IG: @AUSSOMEAUSSIES
It's been almost 30 yrs since I had jabuticabas.
May
THBs: Darwin & Merlin
Aussies: Dax, Vegas, & Cricket
IG: @AUSSOMEAUSSIES
The growth really does seem to be incredible.Nopers. Just stating facts and giving folks an idea about how fast these things can grow.
I have only a young mulberry tree so not many spare leaves and it's easy to see that my tortoises love them. However, I have tons of grape vines and no one will touch the leaves, edible or not.
i would love some too, can I get added to the list, that's one thing I haven't been able to get my hands on.I have not tried cuttings. Birds take care of spreading these for me with the seeds. Only one of mine fruits the rest are small to med size that have not fruited. I get so many saplings in the spring shoot up because we don't mow our tree line until early summer. I will try to remeber to post them in the spring, if any one wants any.
Cool! You're right... this website says they can grow in a container for up to 15 years. https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=642Mulberry trees are very cheap on ebay. You can keep pruning them as you need leaves for the tortoises to keep them smaller. Some do well in containers.
Hi Crystal Carline, I've never grown Mulberry before, but based on what Yvonne, Bouaboua, Jacqui, and lismar says, it sounds like they grow so fast that you may not need to buy a large expensive one in the first place. If you don't have any garden nurseries in your area that sell mulberry trees, you can always try an online one. I don't have good nurseries where I live and have bought most of my fruiting shrubs from various online catalogues. There's always about a 50/50 chance the plant won't survive, but many of the online catalogues have replacement guarantees. Just check the return policy BEFORE you make your order and always be sure to save the box and all packing materials just in case they need it.Is there anywhere to get a mulberry tree that is larger size. I'm from Louisiana
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How do you get the cuttings to root? I cut like 50 off a tree and all died .
This is at 6 months...
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This is at 18 months, now in the front yard.
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I've had the same bad luck with them. I have been told that new mulberry trees are banned here in the Phoenix area due to their pollen so I can't even go and buy one.
Want some leaves?
I understand! I'm pretty excited to see how fast these grow. I'm very new to tortoise keeping, but have always loved gardening. I'm thrilled to now have a little beastie who appreciates my gardening. Growing food for my tortoise is half the fun Good luck with your pumpkin! Mine did really well this year and I'm hoping to recycle the seeds from the garden-grown jack '0 lanterns we're about to cut. woo-hoo!Thanks so much prairie mom. I did find an online nursery that sells mulberry and grape vines. I just always want full grown now LOL. Everything I have planted is not allowed. Such as oak trees wisteria bottle brush oleander and ligustrum. I'm trying to wait and see if my local nurseries will have plants to offer that I need. I did succeed with some grasses and squash. Now I'm trying pumpkin This is a lot of work and research. So worth it though. Have a great day !!!
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Awww than you for asking! But I have some in my fridge that I got from my dad's male mulberry tree. Every time I go over there I grab some. LOL Is it better to let the leaves dry out? I've taken many cuttings from his tree as well in hopes of getting one to take but none of them have. I don't need a lot at this point since my torts aren't even 3" long yet. They love my grapevine leaves, ruella flowers, pumpkin vine leaves, and hibiscus leaves but I want them to have more variety. I was in the feed store yesterday and noticed they have 25 lb bags of tortoise/turtle/alligator food. Now mine are too small for that but is it a good idea to supplement with that kind of food?
Thanks so much prairie mom. I did find an online nursery that sells mulberry and grape vines. I just always want full grown now LOL. Everything I have planted is not allowed. Such as oak trees wisteria bottle brush oleander and ligustrum. I'm trying to wait and see if my local nurseries will have plants to offer that I need. I did succeed with some grasses and squash. Now I'm trying pumpkin This is a lot of work and research. So worth it though. Have a great day !!!
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Shoot, don't throw any of those little trees away...I'll take a couple...if they can grow in Nebraska they will grow here I'm sure....I have spent the last couple of days cutting out mulberry trees/bushes. lol I have lots of them growing all over the place to use for food and came no where near using even 5% of what I grew. Strange thing this year, my two older sulcatas decided they didn't want to eat any. Mavis will have a box of them coming next week. lol