Mulberry question

[Nemoose]

I didn't think this one was going to make it. Bud it has several new buds on it. So now I want to start deciding where to go with it Do I keep the dead wood or not?

 

[Cypress187]

Pics! Bud, I don't think deadwood on a deciduous is a good idea. Show your work and we can look at your creation.

 

[petegreg]

No pics so far. But mulberry do not hold deadwood well. Although in case of branch pruning I make the cut "from the down" of the branches. Wounds will not heal well, I'd say at all...leaving hollows.

 

[Nemoose]

No pics so far. But mulberry do not hold deadwood well. Although in case of branch pruning I make the cut "from the down" of the branches. Wounds will not heal well, I'd say at all...leaving hollows.

 

[Nemoose]

I didn't think this one was going to make it. Bud it has several new buds on it. So now I want to start deciding where to go with it Do I keep the dead wood or not?

Sorry about that lol. The green behind is my sumac not the mullberry

 

[petegreg]

So now you can only wait for a new growth. I lose a third of branch length every winter here. It would need a cold greenhouse for wintering.

 

[Nemoose]

I'm thinking I will just let it grow and chop the branches below the deadwood next spring. .

 

[petegreg]

I would let them grow and remove one of those equal branches, but it's up to you.

 

[Nemoose]

I would let them grow and remove one of those equal branches, but it's up to you.

Maybe remove the right branch and make a hollow to hide the scar?

 

[petegreg]

Sounds good, but remember, the choice and power to change your trees is your vote.

 

[Nemoose]

Sounds good, but remember, the choice and power to change your trees is your vote.

Here is a better pic of the trunk and nebari. The trunk is about 2"

 

[aml1014]

I have a lot of deciduous trees with deadwood, why? Because they do in real life to. Plus I like to carve when I have the time.

Aaron

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

No pics so far. But mulberry do not hold deadwood well. Although in case of branch pruning I make the cut "from the down" of the branches. Wounds will not heal well, I'd say at all...leaving hollows.

They can...this mulberry was carved almost 20 years ago and is holding it pretty well.

 

[GroveKeeper]

I've found mulberry wood to be very hard and rot resistant. And if you really like a deadwood feature you can preserve it.

 

[petegreg]

Here's the wound after branch removal on my white mulberry. It was done few years ago, protected by putty that works with other species. There's no evidence of healing, callusing... Only naturally created hollow. So now I'll preserve it.

 

[GroveKeeper]

Here's the wound after branch removal on my white mulberry. It was done few years ago, protected by putty that works with other species. There's no evidence of healing, callusing... Only naturally created hollow. So now I'll preserve it.

In my experience with red mulberry, they will callous somewhat. I've never seen a big hollow fill in. Oddly, I've also had very bad results with cuttings.

I wanted to add that dead wood from small/young branches probably won't last very long. Mulberry sapwood is pretty soft and flexible. Heartwood is different, stronger than oak or hard maple and close to osage in terms of elasticity. When I was digging mulberries last year, I found a clump where the original leader died back to ground level. The dead leader was had not rotted away though. It was about 2 inches thick and 8 feet tall. Despite the fact that it was long dead and partially rotted, I still couldn't break it.

 

[petegreg]

In my experience with red mulberry, they will callous somewhat. I've never seen a big hollow fill in. Oddly, I've also had very bad results with cuttings.

The same you're saying I experience with a black mulberry after forced trunk chop.
The tree almost died last winter and had some buds only low down on the trunk. I cleaned the wound as well as I could. It seems to be callusing a little bit. I propagate them by a-l.

 

[GroveKeeper]

The same you're saying I experience with a black mulberry after forced trunk chop.
The tree almost died last winter and had some buds only low down on the trunk. I cleaned the wound as well as I could. It seems to be callusing a little bit. I propagate them by a-l.

What's weird is cuttings taken from my black mulberry root very easily. I've only lost 2 out of maybe 20 cuttings.

It also callous a lot better than the red mulberries.

 

[sorce]

protected by putty

Maybe this is where the paste or no paste argument comes from..?

Depends on tree, application, type,etc.

What of it was left to air?
With no nasty trapping?

Just a thought.

Sorce

 

[petegreg]

Sorce, I've tried both...with and without CU paste. Species specific, I think.