Mulberry?

[pinetag]

According to the PictureThis app this is some type of mulberry. Can anyone confirm?

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[j-bird]

Yep.....looks like mulberry to me.

 

[tlh2865]

Looks Like Sassafras to me

 

[pinetag]

Interesting! Two different answers and the app actually gave both as a possibility this time around.

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[Native Hunter]

Sassafras and Mulberry can both have polymorphic leaves like that, but Sassafras leaves have smooth edges and Mulberry have teeth.

Even though that is a blurry picture, I can see teeth. So, it is a mulberry.

Mulberries hybridize so much it is hard to tell what specific species of mulberry it is from that picture.

 

[pinetag]

Thanks Native! I see the teeth as well so Mulberry it is. I will have to keep an eye out next spring to see if it actually produces fruit.

 

[Native Hunter]

Thanks Native! I see the teeth as well so Mulberry it is. I will have to keep an eye out next spring to see if it actually produces fruit.

You're welcome. Keep in mind that mulberry can be topworked. I haven't done it yet but plan on doing my first one next spring.

 

[pinetag]

You're welcome. Keep in mind that mulberry can be topworked. I haven't done it yet but plan on doing my first one next spring.

Topworked as in pruning?

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[Native Hunter]

Topworked as in pruning?

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Cut the top out of an existing tree and graft in the mulberry you want. The same as we do with persimmons, apples, pears and other fruit. There are many, many threads and info on this forum about topworking. Also, keep in mind that mulberry is like persimmon - either male or female, so to get fruit you may need a sex change operation.

First pic below is a tree about 10 days after I topworked it.
Second Pic is the same tree 17 months later. Yes, they catch back up fast.....

 

[pinetag]

Cut the top out of an existing tree and graft in the mulberry you want. The same as we do with persimmons, apples, pears and other fruit. There are many, many threads and info on this forum about topworking. Also, keep in mind that mulberry is like persimmon - either male or female, so to get fruit you may need a sex change operation.

First pic below is a tree about 10 days after I topworked it.
Second Pic is the same tree 17 months later. Yes, they catch back up fast.....

Ah, didn't know grafting was also referred to as topworking. Thanks.

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