We propagate mulberry trees to build our orchard and to sell trees and fruit locally. Since rooting success of mulberry cuttings can vary greatly between cultivars, we thought it would be useful to share our experience. Our data below is not scientific and our process a little season to season. We have experienced failure where many others have had success. We have experienced success where many others have experienced failure. But hopefully you will find this useful in some way.

In general we root our dormant mulberry cuttings in a peat/perlite mix in 9" tall pots. The mix is moist to the touch but if you squeeze a ball of it, it will not drip. We make a diagonal cut at a node. We use rooting hormone. We put them in a humidity tent or wrap the exposed top in parafilm. Then we put them on bottom heat at about 80F and water them from the bottom up (but only a little bit!) after a couple of weeks. Beyond a variety's propensity for rooting, overwatering and not being patient enough are probably our two leading causes for rooting failure.

UPDATE (10/14/26):  Below is probably the last update we'll make to our rooting success and failure numbers. Again, this is not scientific at all.  If you have any questions at all about how we propagate or how our process has changed, please pop a comment into one of the videos below. We try to respond within a few days. Thanks to all and may all your propagation efforts be successful!