Usually mulberry is very easy to root cuttings. However, some cultivars are slightly more difficult to root (eg, Himalayan). I know one place that actually grafts the himalayan (onto tice cuttings) because they are difficult to root. At any rate, it would be worth experimenting with cuttings. I'd think you'd have best success with cuttings in the spring (May?).

Jeff

Yeah....I have yet to see a mulberry that would qualify as a dwarf. In my experience, most mulberries are easy to root from cuttings. As Jeff mentions, the Himalyan, which I call the Pakistani, is more difficult, even under mist. In fact, we had a hard time getting many airlayers to take on the tree at the Fruit and Spice Park. We finally got some to take using a micorhizal inoculate with sphagnum moss in the air layering process. In any case, you should be fine with cuttings....at least give them the chance to root before taking the more time consuming steps of propagation, like layering, unless you want larger starts, in which case air layering will produce a larger result intially anyway.

Harry

Pj1881 on this forum has the same mulberry from Excalibur and he has propagated it easily by just sticking cuttings into soil. Hopefully he sees this post and can give further details.