Unexpected visitor

[Spdyracer]

Well my father n law knows I like trees and came over with a mulberry that he dug up at his house. After cutting everything back this is what I ended up with. Maybe I should have just told him to throw it in his burn pile but I put it in a pot. God help this poor tree if it survives.

 

[jcrossett]

I'd like to see this thing grow. I have something big and bulky like this and have no idea what to do with it lol. Trying to gather ideas.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

let it get bushy for a year or two, it needs to grow a new root system before you start working it.

You got a nice fat trunk. with it looks like nine branches coming off, some dead, most alive. One option is to in the future ''ground layer'' it and develop all the trunks as a clump or grove. Myself I would pick just one branch to make your next segment of trunk and have at it with Dremel or hand carve the rest into some wild fantasy tree. But first you have to grow roots. Put up on the bench in full sun, keep it watered, once it starts growing add fertilizer, and contemplate what you will do with it in 2018. Nice 'yard-a-dori''.

 

[Spdyracer]

Looks like this thing is going to be a strong grower. Only 9 days after my father n law brought this thing over its budding all over. Looks like I may need to come up with a plan for this thing for next year.

 

[Giga]

yeah mullberry are very tough - I have a couple for collecting next year

 

[ml_work]

I see peat moss in the pot now, did you just put it on top of the rock soil to hold moisture or repot in just the moss?

 

[Spdyracer]

I see peat moss in the pot now, did you just put it on top of the rock soil to hold moisture or repot in just the moss?

It's spagnum moss to help hold moisture in the soil and also help surface roots hopefully.

 

[Horophyle]

Wow, crazy budding, Looks hopeful!!

 

[ml_work]

It's spagnum moss to help hold moisture in the soil and also help surface roots hopefully

Yes I meant to say spagnum moss, but was wondering if you had remove the original soil. I understand this was place on top of it. It appears to be happy whatever it is in.

 

[Spdyracer]

Yes I meant to say spagnum moss, but was wondering if you had remove the original soil. I understand this was place on top of it. It appears to be happy whatever it is in.

Yeah it's just on top the tree is still in Napa oil dry.

 

[sorce]

Yeah it's just on top the tree is still in Napa oil dry.

Meanwhile.....

The garage floor is slick as Hell !

Nice!

Sorce

 

[Spdyracer]

Meanwhile.....

The garage floor is slick as Hell !

Nice!

Sorce

Screw the garage we need trees to grow!

 

[Alain]

I know everyone say that mulberry are though....well they are though with me alright...

I never manage to keep one alive till now and the sudden death generally happens when I disturb there roots for some reason.
Last year I potted an old one, even bigger that yours, and it started to bud like crazy.
Then I accidentally flipped the pot with the garden hose while I was watering. I realized it immediately, put back the pot vertical and replaced the soil properly but it had already started dying and never stopped... Now I have the log to put a tanuki on it...

Good luck with yours and if, by mistake, I end-up giving you an advise about mulberries please disregard.