We have a very old, gnarly mulberry about ten feet from our back door. Yes, we get lots of purple fruit on the ground (the birds absolutely LOVE this tree, yet there are always lots of berries for us) and the bird poop does indeed turn a lovely shade of purple! Unfortunately, the birds seem to prefer plopping it on our cars. We don't have a problem with it anywhere else. I don't know what variety this tree is, just that it is very old. Half of it was removed before we moved in, over 16 yrs. ago. Alot of the bark is missing from it's trunk, but the poor old thing is hanging in there! I'll snap a pic of it when I get home form work today. Kathy

Sorry it took so long- had to recharge my camera batteries!

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it doesn't look bad! Actually looks like it could be a good climbing tree!

Anyone with known varieties have a photo?

thanks!

Ann

Here are two or three youngish ones. These are M. rubra a native Mulberry. Loads & loads of delicious Mulberries! The side of the building in the first picture is about 10' tall. I let my branches grow to the ground. Underneath it is dense shade, which is very much appreciated here in Florida!
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I have an Illinois Everbearing planted, it has HUGE tropical leaves and delicious 1 inch fruit. It is still small and I have successfully propagated it by buring 18 inches of a 5 foot branch as suggested by NAFEX. I think they are great trees and I love the fruit. Another really nice feature of this cultivar is that the fruit really hangs on the tree, it does not fall so much like other mulberrys. I highly recommend it.

illinois everbearing seems to be the variety most often recommended. would you mind sending a photo?? how old is it?

thanks!

Ann