How Do You Trim Weeping Mulberry Trees?
Well known for its long, leafy branches hanging to the ground, the popular weeping mulberry tree, or Morus alba, is deciduous. Weeping mulberries can be grown naturally or grafted onto another root. The mulberry tree needs frequent trimming to remove dead branches from its crown and to encourage new growth. A messy tangle of branches makes the tree top-heavy and susceptible to wind damage, ice or rainstorms and disease or insect problems. To keep a weeping mulberry tree tidy, developing a set of main branches and laterals, by careful, judicial, yearly trimming, is the suggested route. Choose the season: Dormancy is the best time for trimming mulberry trees in late fall or early spring. In fall, trim after all the leaves have dropped. When spring arrives, trim the mulberry before new growth appears. Choose the trimming method: The trimming method chosen depends on your purpose, whether you have a particular size in mind or you just wish to tidy the mulberry up. Trimming a weeping mulber
