Borderlands Mulberry

Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey

Sep 13 2025 | 00:04:09

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Show Notes

I walk by a native mulberry every day when I go to my office, the Books and Bones Retreat. I planted that Morus microphylla years ago and actually grew it from seed we had collected. That may be the subliminal reason I felt the need to talk about mulberry trees in this episode. I don’t think I did all the mulberry species justice and I will no doubt hear from my botanist horticulturist son-in-law Jared who is a big fan of mulberry species and selections. That’ll be cool. The photos are mine of the fruit and the variable leaves of…

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