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Old 05-05-2014, 10:06 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Default Re: Who's growing mulberry ?

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Originally Posted by Funkthulhu View Post
It came with the house, thing is like 30 feet high and nearly as wide. I keep cutting it back but it keeps spreading out to shadow more of the deck. Too much more of this and the whole thing is going to get the chainsaw.

I'll say this much, though; the thing is virulent. I am constantly pulling seedlings out of all my potted plants on the deck all summer and through the winter when they come inside.
The roots of mulberry trees can also cause problems because they send lateral shallow large diameter roots a considerable distance. They have been known to break sidewalks and some other structures.
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