This Mullberry tree has a little history I thought might be of interest.
As a big old mulberry I played on as a child was being cut down I took some branch cuttings.
One little tree that grew I planted on public land near the old tree so other kids could have the same
fun picking mulberries before or after class and one day climbing it when big enough.
After leaving the tree to grow for several years my local council decided in their wisdom that it was a
pest species and included it in their land clearing for that year.
By chance I walked my dog in the area a couple of days later and found my mulberry ripped out on a pile of
other weeds and rubbish. Would have been there all weekend when I found it but I took it back home and put
it into a tub of plain potting mix and
Took time but a year or so later it through out a shoot.That was about 12 years ago. Two months back I put it into its first bonsai pot and it rewarded me with its first
crop of leaves that are less than half the size of the ground grown tree.
I'm well aware that most serious bonsai growers wouldn't bother with this variety, at least that's the feedback I
was given. Quote; don't bother their weeds/ leaves too big/get a fig or privet instead, etc, etc.
Anyhow its been fun so far and it's bonsai journey has just begun.
cheers
Have you tried Earls wood hardener on it? that should stop the rot
