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Kokusa Mulberry
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Posted by harvestman Z6 NY (My Page) on Sun, Feb 7, 10 at 10:45
| I noticed the Kokusa mulberry listed in the Burnt Ridge catalogue. Anyone familiar with it? |
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RE: Kokusa Mulberry
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My sister has it in her garden. I was impressed so much that ordered one for myself last summer. VERY productive and sweet.
Olga |
RE: Kokusa Mulberry
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| Thanks, I'll order one tomorrow. Hope I get one of Burnt Ridge's good ones. I usually order them by the 5's and from them, 1 or 2 usually die. Only from them. Whitman's Farms would be my first choice. |
RE: Kokusa Mulberry
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| harvestman I have three trees on order from Burnt Ridge. THISISME hoping for better luck than harvestman's. |
RE: Kokusa Mulberry
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Mon, Feb 8, 10 at 20:47
| There are two basic product categories from Burnt Ridge, large amazingly high quality field-grown stock and small, delicate grafts. As with other small starts from other sources these need more coddling after being received than larger stock. I've only lost their plants to pests and diseases active on the planting site after they were received and planted out, not due to problems with them originating with the nursery. |
RE: Kokusa Mulberry
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| I'm satisfied with the apple tree they sent me last year. I thought maybe the roots were overtrimmed, but overall a good tree at a good price. I would do business with them again. |
RE: Kokusa Mulberry
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| I'm not really knocking Burntridge, they've got a pretty good rep, but I've ordered mulberries from them 2 or 3 times and from at least 3 other sources, and their's, for whatever reason, have been the weakest growing trees. It could be just coincidence. |
RE: Kokusa Mulberry
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| Late frosts hammer Kokusa here. Illinois Everbearing leafs out a little later and avoids the punishment. |
RE: Kokusa Mulberry
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| I've got an Illinois Everbearing from BurntRidge and its one heck of a grower. 4 years old and it surpassed 20 feet (with regular pruning!) with a trunk of at least 4 inches at base. I've been considering the Kokusa, but lack of remaining planting space has me carefully considering new acquisitions (to plant I must remove something already growing) otherwise I would have already ordered one. ~Chills |
RE: Kokusa Mulberry
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| I just added an Illinois Everbearing to my order from Burnt Ridge. |
RE: Kokusa Mulberry
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| Had an email exchange with my friend Clifford England of England's Orchard & Nursery earlier this week. He says Kokuso is his favorite - his 'tree' is 7 ft tall and 15 ft wide. I guess it's pretty easy to pick with that sort of configuration. His only regret was that its fruiting period is fairly short - 3 to 4 weeks. But most of the fruits are seedless, and he says they don't stain your hands(guess they must be pretty firm)like most other mulberries. |
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