What tropical fruit do you have all ready?
Andrew

John:

Could you tell me a sentence or two about the mulberries you mention? I am growing Pakastani and someone recently gave me a cutting of Tice I think it is. The cutting is now about 4 feet tall. I don't think I've tasted Tice. The Pakastani I got from the Fruit and Spice Park and I don't think I have ever had a better one. It is 3 inches long and very sweet...even when not completely purple.

Harry

Harry I bought the shangri-la =because it is supposed to do well in FL. I have not tasted it but I have read good reviews about it. Here is what one site I found said about it. "Originated in Naples, Fla. Large, black fruit. Good mulberry for the Deep South and other areas. Hardy in U.S.D.A. Zones 7-9. Tree has very large, heart-shaped leaves."

I don't remember much about the Silk hope aside from it being a cross between a black and white variety (I think). I bought it because the nursey said it was one of the best types they carried. I will look for some more info on it. I could bring you one of each when I come down if you would like them.

All I could find on the Silk Hope was this: "Fruit similar to Illinois everbearing but the tree is better suited to the Southeast."
That is probably why I bought it.

Found this on the Silk Hope Mulberry:

SILK HOPE MULBERRY (Morus alba x M. rubra)
Similar to Illinois Everbearing, but not as precocious, productive, not as long a bearing season. However, the fruit is of excellent quality & is slightly larger than Illinois. Better adapted to humid Southeastern states. North Carolina selection by A. J. Bullard. Zone 5-9.

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Edible Landscaping offers this description: "Large, black fruit which ripens over a long period. Praised in the South as "a winner." Zones 7-9"

Here's what I found on Shangri la mulberry:

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Here is a link that might be useful: Shangri la Mulberry

Excalibur has a new dwarf everbearing mulberry that bears larger fruit than the regular everbearing around 1-1.5 inches. It should be available later on this year if either of you are interested. I had the fruit from it last year and they were pretty good.

Harry, The leaves on my silk hope don't look anything like the ones in your pic. I am pretty confident about my source for the tree. I am wondering if the site you got that from may have just used a generic photo?

Here's mine

John:

Of course, I have no idea whether what they showed was correct.......exactly my point. You can't believe everything you read or see. I'll do some further looking. Thanks.

Harry

John,
if you still have left over rooted mulberry cuttings, I like to trade you with rooted Cherimpya trees.

Please let me know, Thanks,

Enoc

I still have a few. How large are your cherimoyas? Send me an email.

Sorry, I forgot to check on this page. My rooted cherimoya is about 2-3 foot tall.

can you please tell me what method was successful for rooting silk hope?

thanks