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How tall do grafted mulberry trees on dwarfing rootstocks grow?

pinutpinut Posts: 194
edited 18 March in Fruit & veg
Does anyone know roughly how tall a grafted black mulberry (Morus nigra) on dwarfing rootstock will grow in 10 years? 

I would prefer answers drawn from your own mulberry growing experiences if possible.


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  • pinutpinut Posts: 194

    Thanks, it does help.

    An ungrafted tree grows to 5-6m in 10 years, so, even a dwarf tree will need to be pruned hard and regularly if I want to keep it to about 2m tall (for ease of picking fruit).

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I have grown some from seed and planted them along the boundary with our paddock.  i intend to train them as espaliers which will automatically kep them to size.

    That's the plan.  Now to see if it works.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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  • pinutpinut Posts: 194

    That's a good idea. Sadly, I don't have a paddock but I think I can train one against some railings.

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