Moving a Mulberry

[Paul Barton]

Nicely shot video about moving a mature Mulberry here in the UK. Shame there wasn't much footage of it being re-planted in the new pit. I'd like to find out how the tree is doing now...

 

[David Humphries]

Great find Paul

 

Really well put together documentry of the prep & lift.

 

Agree, would have been interesting to have seen the replant

 

whole exercise must of cost a kings ransome.

 

 

Some collective detective work in order me thinks

 

 

.

[Paul Barton]

I know someone who works at the Wellcome Trust; I'll ask for a visit next summer.

[David Humphries]

I know someone who works at the Wellcome Trust; I'll ask for a visit next summer.

 

Literally just down the road from me, I'd be keen on a visit if you could get me in also ?

 

 

 

Inspection/feasibility report from Civic Trees

 

 

http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/MediaTemp/1128767-457029.pdf

 

 

.

[Lee Winger]

Interesting, funny I was admiring a very old Mulberry today, at some stage in its life it had gone over and a lateral branch had took over as its leading stem, quite a tolerant tree I would guess, especially after reading the report, which said they found no roots over 50mm

Edited December 11, 2013 by Lee Winger

[agg221]

The black mulberry was historically propagated from 'truncheons' - branches about 2" in diameter literally just chopped off, cut to length for the main trunk and stuck in the ground, so I would imagine the odds of success in transplanting are pretty high.

 

Alec

[Lee Winger]

The black mulberry was historically propagated from 'truncheons' - branches about 2" in diameter literally just chopped off, cut to length for the main trunk and stuck in the ground, so I would imagine the odds of success in transplanting are pretty high.

 

Alec

 

interesting thanks

[David Humphries]

Interesting, funny I was admiring a very old Mulberry today, at some stage in its life it had gone over and a lateral branch had took over as its leading stem, quite a tolerant tree I would guess, especially after reading the report, which said they found no roots over 50mm

 

one of my favourites is the Mulberry, gnarly old things with great depth of character and fantastic fruit.

 

We're pretty privilaged to look after the trees at The museum of Keats down in Hampstead.

 

That one went over many decades ago & now sits on brick pillars, its vitality is strong and looks set for a good while yet.

 

 

.

[Gareth Dalzell]

Interesting that thy actually bored. 50mm hole through the stem. I wonder how they seal it afterwards.

[Lee Winger]

Interesting that thy actually bored. 50mm hole through the stem. I wonder how they seal it afterwards.

 

my guess would be they don't