Bought at Richard's Garden Center.
Planted in pre-existing hole I had dryer tub in (using as fire pit). Amended with sand, worm castings, azomite, and manure. Planted in basin with small berm a bit beyond drip line. Left root flare exposed and filled with mulch for irrigation watering.
8/5/18
9/9/18
10/13/18
Less heat, more rain. Putting on a lot of new growth and height. Much greener, looks good. Apx. 8' tall now.
Planted in pre-existing hole I had dryer tub in (using as fire pit). Amended with sand, worm castings, azomite, and manure. Planted in basin with small berm a bit beyond drip line. Left root flare exposed and filled with mulch for irrigation watering.
Description
An exotic variety with outstanding durability. This vigorous and productive tree yields large and firm, oblong fruit. These ruby red-purple mulberries have sweet, raspberry-like flavor with low acidity that is good for fresh eating or making cobblers. As a bonus, the fruit juice does not stain! Developed in Islamabad, Pakistan, it is very tolerant of heat, humidity, sun, droughts and poor soil. Disease-resistant. Matures to be 40-50' tall. Ripens April through mid-summer. Self-pollinating. Morus alba x M. rubra
Characteristics
| Fruit Color | Purple |
| Fruit Size | Large - Extra Large |
| Pollination | Self-pollinating |
| Ripens/Harvest | April Through Mid Summer |
| Shade/Sun | Full Sun |
| Soil Composition | Loamy, Sandy |
| Soil Moisture | Well Drained - Average Moistness |
| Soil pH Level | 5.5 - 7.5 |
| Taste | Sweet, Flavorful, Raspberry-like Flavor |
| Texture | Firm |
| Years to Bear | 2 - 3 |
| Zone Range | 6 - 10 |
8/5/18
9/9/18
10/13/18
Less heat, more rain. Putting on a lot of new growth and height. Much greener, looks good. Apx. 8' tall now.
10/17/18
10/17/18
Widened the basin and built a new berm to better reflect the new drip line. Filled with fresh mulch from trimming the orchid tree.
2019-03-05
Just coming out of winter dormancy.
Was budding out so this was a little late, but pruned it to take out really low branches, branches that would cross, and branches with less than a 45° angle.
2019-04-05
After it budded, it put on spring growth real quickly. This is a shot of it now (4-5-19) next to when it was initially planted (8-5-18). Probably around 12' tall now.
04/27/19
5/26/2019
10/21/2019
This thing is becoming a monster. Going to be very liberal with the pruning once it goes into dormancy. Still wondering why it's not flowering/fruiting though. Need to research.
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