A Zone 8A gardener shares why mulberry trees are worth planting: they grow fast (up to 8 feet a year), produce fruit within two years, and thrive in most soils. January is the time to plant dormant fruit trees and prune muscadine vines.
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It's that time of year. I'm in zone 8A to prune my muscadine vines. I do all my pruning in January pretty well. It's also time to plant trees. I get them this time of year that are dormant. Great time to plant them. This is my second shipment from Tennessee Plant Nursery. Good quality plants. They've shipped very fast. They've got all their information right here, the things that they're compliant with from the state of Tennessee on their box with each shipment that's been on there. And they also have a barcode that you can scan with information about your particular shipment. I'm interested in all things fruit and edible plants here at my property, and this is a red mulberry tree that really looking forward to setting this thing out and getting it going. Mulberries are native to our country, and especially the red mulberry In a couple years, this thing will be producing fruit. These things grow fast. They'll handle most any soil type. You want them anywhere from light shade to full sun. Uh, in full sun, they can reach 8 feet in a year of growth. The red mulberry, y'all check that out if you're interested in fruits and stuff. Check out the red mulberry. Uh, thank y'all for sending me some more plants here. Really looking forward to these. Y'all check them out and get your trees from them there at Tennessee Plant Nursery. Thank y'all.