Is there such a thing?
Never seen one of these in the south...figured game would be all over this....
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It's a Mulberry Tree. They are very common in the Midwest. In fact, you have to keep an eye on them growing in your landscape. Squirrels, coons and birds will feed heavily on them. Usually, the berries are gone by fall.
We used to have one before the power line maintenance guys cut it down. There normally wasn't much left for the deer after we got through with it. They're really good! Might want to try and save some for yourself!
Shoot dang! I've been wondering what that tree was out in the woods. It had red ones on there before now it's dropping. Only one I've seen here.
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Birds, squirrels and coons usually pick them clean around here before anything hits the ground for deer. Deer love them....but usually don't get much.
So I can eat the berries???
FYI
Don't park anything under one.
Yes. Mulberries are good.
There are also varieties that are grown commercially.
Good...... That means I'm not gonna die :biglaugh:
Yes I have seen mulberry jelly but never seen a mulberry tree.... cool.
Makes good bows too. It's a cousin to osage orange.
I've seen deer eat the yellowed leaves as they fall to the ground in the autumn also.
If there in one mulberry tree there will be plenty of them. The birds make sure of that. :thumbsup:
Whitetails browse the leaves when they turn yellow in the fall. They seem to prefer to eat them off the branches more so than off the ground. I've watched stand in the fallen leaves and eat the ones that are still on the low hanging branches.
Yup on bows.
Have some mulberry wood in my bow shop.
Quote from: Pat B on July 01, 2019, 03:40:02 PM
Makes good bows too. It's a cousin to osage orange.
I've seen deer eat the yellowed leaves as they fall to the ground in the autumn also.
If there in one mulberry tree there will be plenty of them. The birds make sure of that. :thumbsup:
Beautiful wood Pat, I hacked mine down last year because it refused to yield fruit shoulda let it get to bow building size :knothead:
Mulberry is a VERY close cousin to Osage. Not quite as heavy. I made my Swap Bow from some dimensioned lumber out of a tree that was removed from in front of the Federal Office building I worked in many years ago. I had it hoarded in the shop and broke it out for the special occasion. Since Mulberry is less dense than Osage, my build formula was off and the bow came out lighter than the request so I did an Osage "power lam" on the belly. Looks kinda cool and shot well while I was getting it finish tillered. Hope it continues to shoot in. I mailed it while it was a little heavier in draw weight than I was shooting for.
OkKeith
I have a large one in my back yard. The birds and squirrels don't leave any for me, but they are edible. There are a few branches on that I wish could be made into bows. They are very straight. Mulberry is a useful tree.
Very edible!
More importantly, wine can be made from the berries.....
When I was a kid ( 10-12 ) growing up outside Orlando there was a big one we used to go to and eat a bunch and have Mulberry fights to boot. Mom sure wasn't happy with our original purple paint ball fights.
When I was a kid, I killed my first squirrel with a bow from a mulberry tree. We had a few of them on our property. I can't tell you how many squirrels I got with a 22 out of them. I guess if you don't live in a state where squirrel season opens in May it might not mean as much. I actually planted some along the edge of my backyard to grow so I could hunt squirrels out of them. Just several more years and they will be big enough. I had to put wire cages around them cause the deer sure like to nip off all the leaves since I put fertilizer spikes around them
As you can see Terry, there are a bunch of us grew up with these tasty fellas. They make great jam if you can get them before all the wildlife does.
Hard to get many before the wildlife gets them all....same with pawpaws.
I planted 2 pawpaw patches about 15 years ago and have never seen a pawpaw. They both flower quite a bit in the spring but no fruit.
Terry, I'm surprised a Georgia boy has never seen a mulberry.
I think Terry needs to get out more.
DUCK!!!
Here comes a mulberry!
Around here the basswoods are smelling great and the honey bees are busy making the best tasting honey in the world from them. The mulberries are also having a super year, they are dumping buckets of large berries. They are about the best tasting wild berry there is. The robins think so too. There is purple robin poop every where.
Good to eat but you ought to see one over a river or brook. Each time berries fall in the carp go nuts. We'd bowfish em there, take kids fishing, use purple deer hair n spin mulberry flies as kids. You ought to see the carp around one. Like sharks
Quote from: Bowguy67 on July 01, 2019, 08:39:03 PM
Good to eat but you ought to see one over a river or brook. Each time berries fall in the carp go nuts. We'd bowfish em there, take kids fishing, use purple deer hair n spin mulberry flies as kids. You ought to see the carp around one. Like sharks
I have caught a bunch of carp on a flyrod under mulberry trees, using a dark woolybugger. talk about FUN! especially when you get a biggun. 20-25 lber.
I love me some mullberrys!! I think they are sweeter than blackberries.
I figured everyone had Mulberry trees. We have them all over the woods in south MS. The jelly is second only to Mayhaw jelly that we make also. If you want to plant your own Mulberry trees they grow very quickly and will be producing heavily in 5 years or less with just a little care.
Like Osage there are male and female trees. Only female trees have the berries.
Have 3 mulberry trees in my orchard, but they grew wild where I lived in Pennsylvania. Tasty, but don't park your car near them. The birds are awfully fond of them.
When I was growing up in Missouri they were the go to spot for hunting squirrels in the early summer before acorns, walnuts, and hickory nuts were ready for them to feed on.
I don't know how far North they grow but I don't know of any here in MT .
Mulberry is also a bit of a nuisance in that the berries will stain just about anything. They are good to eat, if you can get them before the birds do. A tree full of berries can be a deer magnet. Be sure to take off your shoes before you walk on a good carpet if you have been under a mulberry tree when the berries are falling.
And hogs will stay pretty close by when the berries start dropping if there are any in the area. They love them!
Get an old bed sheet cover the ground under the tree. Shake the limbs vigorously causing the fruit to fall. Collect up fruit take home, make jam, wine. Mulberry's good tree.
I've seen a mulberry self bow or two over the years. Folks shooting them seemed pretty happy with them.
Lots of mulberries here. There's both red and green. Good bow wood and if you find one over the water, carp eat the berries when they hit the water. Bowfishing or fishing is very good for them during the short window. Never seen the deer gravitate to them with so many other food options this time of year
I'll try this again. Somehow, I managed to post this pic. on a different thread.
These are Mulberry veneers on a Tall Tines.
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In my high school/ college days I shot a lot of groundhogs out of the lower branches and the tree bases as they fed on them
Mulberry and clover feed ground hogs are good eating.
Someone mentioned paw-paws.
I have a spot on the mountain where they grow.
September 1st finds me collecting them. I keep planting them.where I bow hunt in hopes of starting my own patch. I often find the deer eating them as I collect a few. They don't last long once they fall to the ground
Quote from: kat on July 04, 2019, 10:18:07 AM
I'll try this again. Somehow, I managed to post this pic. on a different thread.
These are Mulberry veneers on a Tall Tines.
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Beautiful 👍
Quote from: blacktailbob on July 01, 2019, 08:09:20 PM
I think Terry needs to get out more.
Too funny....I've "been out" all my life....just never ran into one of these trees....why?, heck if I know :biglaugh:
Damn things grow like weeds around here. I have them popping up all over my property.
There are several on the green course at the Compton's Rendezvous. My daughter looks forward to them. Last year we took a bucket home, this year they were non existent.
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cat fish love them also, just don't skweeze them to hard when removing the hook, you will get a purple bath.
I believe they are not native/invasive? They are edible but not good. We have them all over the place. Made a couple bows out of them.
Tedd
Red mulberry is native. You might be thinking of Paper or False mulberry which can be invasive. White mulberry is also not native but not problematic.
Red and white mulberry both produce good fruit.
Yeah Terry,we had them around the house as kids. I used to like them when they were turning from red to black.
Wow...3 pages! :biglaugh:
Benefits of Mulberries
1. Source of Antioxidants
Antioxidants help lessen the damage caused by free radicals and the entire mulberry plant- leaves, stems, and fruit, contains antioxidants. [1] [2] One antioxidant in particular, resveratrol, has gotten much attention. Research published by the University of Texas Health Science Center credits resveratrol for positive effects on age and longevity. [3]
2. Immune System Support
Mulberries contain alkaloids that activate macrophages. Macrophages are white blood cells that stimulate the immune system, putting it on high active alert against health threats. [4]
3. Supports Healthy Blood Sugar
More formal research is appropriate, but mulberry is thought to contain compounds that support balanced blood sugar levels. [5] Traditional medicine in China, Trinidad and Tobago have all used mulberry leaves to promote balanced blood sugar levels. [6] [7]
4. Healthy Food!
Dried mulberries are a great source of protein, vitamin C and K, fiber, and iron. Best of all, they're available in health food stores everywhere! Enjoy them as a great snack all by themselves or add them to your favorite trail mix. If you live in a warm climate and are lucky enough to have mulberry trees nearby, you can enjoy the fruit fresh off the tree. Not as tasty as the fruit, even the leaves contain protein, fiber, and nutrients! [8]
5. Resists Redness
Practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine have used mulberry as a remedy for swelling and redness. [9] A recent Romanian study discovered that a curcumin and mulberry leaf combination may be a new lead into natural remedies for this sort of irritation. [10]
6. Brain Protection?
Do mulberries offer anything to the brain? Researchers at Khon Kaen University in Thailand set out to answer that question by evaluating the effect of mulberry on male rats with memory impairment and brain damage. Although further investigation is required before mulberries can be declared a cognitive enhancer and neuroprotectant, rats that consumed mulberries had better memories and less oxidative stress. [11]
Quote from: Pat B on July 01, 2019, 03:40:02 PM
Makes good bows too. It's a cousin to osage orange.
I've seen deer eat the yellowed leaves as they fall to the ground in the autumn also.
If there in one mulberry tree there will be plenty of them. The birds make sure of that. :thumbsup:
Hogs also love them and wood pigeons!
Ps - Terry hope you ate in moderation! Too many of these are not a good idea
More mulberry facts than you probably want to know.
https://gardenerdy.com/mulberry-tree-facts