where are all the mulberry tree

[HtVic]

what do they look like?
try to get some mulberry leaves

 

[Laura]

big green leaves.. look like sycamore, but not fuzzy.. be careful if you arent sure...

 

[Yvonne G]

One tree usually has two kinds of leaves on it:

and the tree looks like this:

 

[DSaenz]

I have a white mulberry tree. Are those leaves ok for torts as well?

 

[dmmj]

There are also fruit bearing and non fruit bearing.

 

[Tom]

I have a white mulberry tree. Are those leaves ok for torts as well?

Yes. I have seen two species for sale, plus the fruiting or non fruiting varieties, and as far as I know they are all fine to feed. I've been feeding them to mine for many years.

 

[DSaenz]

Yes. I have seen two species for sale, plus the fruiting or non fruiting varieties, and as far as I know they are all fine to feed. I've been feeding them to mine for many years.

Great! Thanks, Tom!!!

 

[redbeef]

easy to find nursery tree...very fast growing as well...and I believe that they root fairly well from cuttings although I haven't tried it

 

[Kristina]

Coastal Silkworms (a company owned by one of our members) sometimes has small trees for sale.

http://coastalsilkworms.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=35&products_id=124

 

[exoticsdr]

I purchased three from coastal and they are beautiful little trees. Doc

 

[Laura]

get the fruitless type. they are very messy.. birds love them and poop them everywhere!

 

[wildchild6771]

My tortoise will not touch mulberry leaves. Anyone else have that same problem?

 

[Yvonne G]

My tortoise will not touch mulberry leaves. Anyone else have that same problem?

I start them out very young. My babies have their food chopped up for them in tiny pieces, and I always add mulberry leaves to the mixture. So they learn to recognize the leaves as food from an early age.

 

[Jacqui]

Also be sure to check your local laws, as in some places it is not legal to be planting mulberry trees. One reason most of us will never find them for sale in our local areas.

Sadly, I just tried to transplant a couple young ones and then the heat came in. I think all five of them are now dead. I wish my volunteer tree would come up in good locations... as in not in the fences or rose garden.

 

[yagyujubei]

One of the reasons they're hard to find, is that they're considered "weed" trees or "nuisance" trees. You could possibly find weeping mulberries (chaparell), but it's hard to deface a beautiful landscape tree. Around here, I find regular white mulberries all the time just planted by birds.

 

[wildchild6771]

They're really are nuisance trees. I work in a nursery and whenever someone asks for them we go "are you sure about that?" but we still do carry them.

 

[Yvonne G]

I don't understand that. Its the best shade tree on my property. Now the ones that have fruit ARE a nuisance, but the fruitless are beautiful trees.

 

[tami]

Hello everybody,.. I know in Las Vegas they ban Mulberry trees because of the high pollen.

 

[wildchild6771]

They have a pretty destructive root system.

 

[Yellow Turtle]

They have a pretty destructive root system.

Sorry but can you explain more about this? Or anyone?