Mulberry tree pruning

[Ian Leach]

Sorry, not sure why my rendering of italics didn't work, makes it rather unreadable - can any Moderators give me access to fix it? Cheers, Alec

 

Here you go

 

7. Some experienced Husbandmen advise to poll our Mulberries every three, or four, years, as we do our Willows : others not till 8 years : both erroneously. The best way is yearly to prune them of their dry, and superfluous branches, and to form their heads round and natural. The first year of removal where they are to abide, cut off all the shoots to five or six of the most promising: the next year leave not above three of these, which dispose in triangle as near as may be, and then disturb them no more, unless it be to purge them (as we taught) of dead Sear-wood, and extravagant parts, which may impeach the rest ; and if afterward any pruned branch shoot above three or four Cyons, reduce them to that number. One of the best ways of Pruning is, what they practice in Sicily and Provence, to make the head hollow and like a bell, by cleaning them of their inmost branches; and this may be done, either before they bud, viz. in the New Moon of March, or when they are full of leaves in June or July, if the season prove anything fresh.

8. The Mulberry is much improved by stirring the Mould at the root, and Letation.

[treesnatcher]

dealt with two mulberry same week 3yr ago. one was tall and had snapped top 3rd, laden with fruit was just hanging on,swinging over an old building and the road. Climber up quick to get it strapped/lowered then i got got a wicked red shower. the hi viz is still at bottom of the box- purple and little bits of yellow. the lowering rope and whoopie sling are still coloured few yrs later. havent had one come up since