Re: TB: mulberry trees affect on iris

I don't know about slow growing.  I bought something called a Pakistan
Mulberry and it grew like a rocket....from 5-gallon to about 10 feet high in
about 6 months....at which time the gophers found it and ate EVERYTHING below
the ground, plus all the bark up to three inches above the ground.  They also
took out my Pink Lady Apple and weakened my Fuji Apple and my Giant Alberta
Peach.  The nursery where I bought the Pakistan Mulberry had a 35-ft tree that
they said was only a few years old.

John Reeds, 9b southern California
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Colleen Modra
  To: iris@hort.net
  Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 11:10 AM
  Subject: Re: [iris] TB: mulberry trees affect on iris


  Rosalie

  But I grow Mulberries for the fruit. The messiest but tastiest of fruit. I
  just wish they weren't so slow growing.

  For my curiosity, how much is a cord of wood. Here we sell firewood by the
  tonnne ( a metric ton, which isn't that different to an imperial ton).
Costs
  about $200 a tonne.

  Colleen Modra
  Adelaide Hills AUST
  zone 8/9


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: <RYFigge@aol.com>
  To: <iris@hort.net>
  Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 4:38 AM
  Subject: Re: [iris] TB: mulberry trees affect on iris


  > In my area (not using  the tree for any purpose but  shade) a mulberry
  tree
  > is considered a junk-tree, not worth the space and ground it takes -
there
  are
  > so many better trees to have!  I'm sure they would take the goodies out
of
  the
  > ground, to the detriment of the iris -- IMHO (which, on reading this
over,
  > doesn't sound so humble!)  I've just had a 30+ year old Pinoak  removed
  and a
  > 35+old Hemlock.  My heart really bleeds when a tree has to be taken
down!.
  Both
  > trees were making a canopy over the yard, and a perfect aerial pathway
for
  > the squirrels to bring black walnuts from somewhere to eat  on my deck,
  causing
  > darkened spots on my nice deck! Alsothe Hemlock  constantly showered
  needles
  > the year around so no food could be left uncovered, and  I have found
  myself at
  > market with needles in my hair!!  And it meant cleaning the gutters every
  > couple of months.
  >  I hope to plant a flowering tree - dogwood?  in place of the HEmlock. We
  > planted that when it was 3' tall, near the house until we could decide
  where we
  > wanted it!  Never decided! that.  Years later, the deck was built very
  > carefully about 4" from the tree because we didn't want to disturb it!
but
  now it is
  > pushing against the deck below and embedding itself in the railing of the
  > deck. The wood had to be hauled away,- understand the pitch would ruin a
  chimney,
  > but I gave the oak away to neighbors or whomever wanted to come and haul
  it
  > away.  They came like swarmiong bees, with wheelbarrows, little wagons,
  etc
  > taking even the trunk pieces that would need splitting!  a cord of oak
  here costs
  > $160.00, if you can find it - so I understand.  Kept some for myself ,
but
  I
  > don't use the fireplace much except in the fall and early spring. I
  planted
  > that tree myself, I found a pair of the cutest little  oak leaves coming
  out of
  > an acorn!!  Wish all my irises would grow so determinantely!  But they
are
  in
  > the back where there is not much shade.  More than "nuff said!  Rosalie
nr
  > Baltimore, USA  Region 7 where we are alternately enjoyingn nice fall
  weather and
  > monsoons!  RYFigge@aol.com
  >
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