Success Rates for Rooting Mulberries
In addition to selling mulberry cuttings, we propagate mulberry trees to plant in our orchard and to sell locally. Since rooting success of mulberries can vary greatly between cultivars, we thought it would be useful to share both our success and failures.
Our data below is not scientific and we have experienced failure where many others have success, but we hope the information below will help you decide whether to root or graft. As we collect more data, we will update the list.
A word about our rooting method... We root our mulberries in a peat/perlite mix in 9" tall pots. We use rooting hormone and wrap the exposed top in parafilm for humidity control. Put on bottom heat for a week or two without light and then move them into the light.
We hope you find this helpful. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us.
And to see what mulberry cuttings we have available, visit our mulberry cutting page.
| Mulberry | Success Rate | # Attempted |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Green (White Pakistan) | 0% | 3 |
| Austurkey (Aussie) | 25% | 4 |
| Beautiful Day | 11% | 9 |
| Big Red | 30% | 10 |
| Black Prince | 0% | 3 |
| Buluklu | 100% | 4 |
| Dwarf Everbearing | 100% | 4 |
| Early Bird | 0% | 2 |
| Florida Giant | 100% | 1 |
| Four Seasons | 22% | 9 |
| French Syrian | 0% | 4 |
| Galicija | 38% | 8 |
| Gerardi | 0% | 10 |
| Hunza Black | 25% | 4 |
| Illinois Everbearing | 9% | 22 |
| Issai Dwarf Everbearing | 100% | 6 |
| Jan's Best Dwarf Everbearing | 100% | 6 |
| Kip Parker | 0% | 5 |
| Lakeland Dwarf Everbearing | 80% | 5 |
| Lebanese Heart | 50% | 2 |
| Long Red | 40% | 10 |
| Maple Leaf | 100% | 8 |
| Maui Dwarf Everbearing | 92% | 13 |
| Miss Kim* | 33% | 6 |
| Oscar | 20% | 5 |
| Pakistan | 78% | 9 |
| Riviera | 100% | 8 |
| Rubra Seedling* | 67% | 6 |
| Rupp's Romanian | 14% | 7 |
| San Martine | 20% | 5 |
| Shangri La | 50% | 2 |
| Shelli | 100% | 6 |
| Silk Hope | 0% | 7 |
| Tehama | 80% | 5 |
| Thomson | 0% | 4 |
| Tice (Estero Giant) | 29% | 7 |
| Valdosta | 20% | 5 |
| Wacissa | 0% | 6 |
| Weeping | 0% | 4 |
| Wellington | 0% | 5 |
| White Persian | 0% | 6 |
| World's Best Dwarf Everbearing | 83% | 18 |