Frederick Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Last year I really hacked back a mulberry tree....today I noticed the berries are plentyful and turning black ...very sweet and I..... expect the birds will have them at first light ....should they be cut back each year ? they grow so fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 We too have loads of fruit and have cut back each year. What we tend to do is to chop of the lower downward pointing branches to be left with a canopy at about head height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Thanks for the information Chas..I will keep hacking it back...I have never had one of these trees before ...the berries are very sweet and lots of them but I dont fancy getting up among them on a ladder so will be happy to keep it cut back......what do people do with all the fruit....tarts I suppose ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 [quote user="Frederick"]what do people do with all the fruit....tarts I suppose ?[/quote]No, no - I'm sure that some people with these trees are quite nice really [:$]How about bottling them in eau de vie or brandy or even gin ? Then in the depths of winter you have a taste of summer. I bet they'd be great with ice cream......or a tart..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini_man Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 [quote user="Pierre ZFP"]No, no - I'm sure that some people with these trees are quite nice really [:$][/quote]nothing wrong with tarts - I'm quite partial to them myself [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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