FREE: Mulberry Seedling Morus nigra

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This is for a seedling to grow your very own mulberries. Picking and packing are touchy the only reliable way to enjoy the mulberry's unique, fresh flavour is to grow your own

The mulberry will thrive in most soils providing the drainage is good, with heavy crops even where the ground is poor and infertile. A neutral to slightly acid soil with a pH of between 5.5 and 7 is ideal.
A mulberry tree may be grown in a large container but will eventually outgrow the available root space. When planting, use a soil-based compost and position the tree so that the finished level is 7cm-10cm (3in-4in) below the top of the container. This will allow for an annual 2cm-3cm (1in) layer of fresh compost.
A bare-root tree may be planted in winter, but the roots are brittle so take care when back filling with compost. Use your fist rather than your foot to firm the soil. Container-grown trees may be planted at any time of the year but avoid purchasing plants that are pot bound with a tangled mass of roots.

Fruit ripens over a period of weeks during late August and early September. Birds love mulberries and netting is recommended to ensure that the crop is not eaten before you can harvest it.
The simplest method of harvesting is to spread a cotton, plastic or fine-mesh sheet on the ground and shake the tree every other day. There will be leaves, twigs, debris and the occasional unripe berry mixed in with the ripe fruit. Either pick out the fruit by hand or put everything into a tub of water. The ripe fruit will sink and the debris may be skimmed off the surface.