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Started by Okefenokee_D, January 01, 2020, 06:32:48 PM

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Okefenokee_D

Had this mulberry tree pop up out of no where under this big Eastern Red Cedar on my farm. I guess it came from a bird. Anyways, it has been producing mulberries every year and I would really like to move it away from this Eastern Red Cedar.

Is it possible to transplant this? It seems to be shooting out some new shoots on the side. 

 

 

Southside

I have had very good luck with transplanting Mulberry, just try to keep as much dirt on the roots as possible and it should respond better. 
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lxskllr

I'm surprised the birds haven't put one where you want just through sheer numbers. I officially like all trees, but mulberry tests my patience. They sprout everywhere, and are hard to kill. I don't particularly like the berries either. Free food is always good, and I'll eat a couple while walking by, but they're always a disappointment.

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ellmoe

I'd cut the cedar down and saw it. Leave the mulberry to grow. Of course I like mulberrys! ;D
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DbltreeBelgians

I transplant Mulberry trees all the time. Straight to the brush pile. I greatly dislike Mulberry trees and my white truck does too. They're nothing but a weed to me. They don't even make good burn pile fodder. Did I mention how much I dislike Mulberry trees? Nuf said!

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Okefenokee_D

Quote from: ellmoe on January 01, 2020, 09:54:20 PM
I'd cut the cedar down and saw it. Leave the mulberry to grow. Of course I like mulberrys! ;D
Lots of cedars on the farm, but I can't. Thing is old. Now if it starts to die...I may consider it. Just no sawmill. 

Brad_bb

Here, Volunteer Mulberry is a huge nuisance.   I would cut the Mulberry stems at the ground and pain the ends with Tordon tree killer.  If you don't poison it like that, it will never die.  You can trim it to the ground and without the tree killer, it will keep coming back.  It will choke off the Cedar and kill it.  Kill the Mulberry now.   If for some reason you want a mulberry, it's easy enough to spade one and plant it, though I don't know anybody who'd actually want one.  The berrys stain anything under the tree, they are very difficult to kill, they throw out suckers liberally when you prune them, they will spread to place you don't want them by the birds.  The only good things about Mulberry is that I like the firewood, it smells good from all the sugar in the sap, and you can mill pieces that are large enough for projects, though probably not very marketable, and not necessarily easy to deal with on the mill liek a saw log is.
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Magicman

He didn't ask if it was possible to kill the Mulberry, he asked "Is it possible to transplant this?"
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WDH

I in the "really like the berries" camp.  They are sweet tart.  The wood is hard, heavy, and a beautiful yellow in the heart.  They get big enough to saw around here.  This one is growing under a southern red oak.



 



 

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low_48

Going to be tough to get a descent sized root ball that close. The number of stems complicate it too. Not impossible, but tough. Mulberries make my life miserable when bicycle riding on a converted rail trail. The trail gets completely covered when the berries fall, as my clothes, hands, and bicycle also get covered as the smashed berries fly everywhere. Have the wash the bicycle every time!

Southside

They do make a very good, fast growing, privacy tree.  
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kantuckid

If (a big if for me) I wanted a mulberry there are named species that will make a better fruit, thus I'd not transplant it as there are better choices. Just saw one in a seed catalog.
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clearcut

If you like that particular mulberry, then rooted cuttings would be easier and likely more successful. 

It would be difficult to get a big enough rootball without damaging the cedar's root system. 

I agree with kantuckid, if you want the berries, then a named nursery variety, planted in your chosen location is probably a better option. 
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