Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I ordered two plants and they arrived in the little black 4" pots. Shipping was fast via USPS priority. When transferring each plant into larger 10" pots for container growing, I noticed that one plant had a decent amount of roots and the other barely had any. Mulberries are notoriously shallow rooted plants, but these two were obviously fresh cuttings. I also know that mulberries are the type of plants that usually will root just fine from cuttings as my Father used to propagate them by dipping cuttings in a little powdered rootone and jamming them into the dirt. One was fresher cut than the other but they should both survive with a little TLC. Otherwise, the plants are healthy looking and spry in their new pots. No care & feeding or other instructions provided, so i'll give you some: Mulberries grow all over the world but are native to China (black mulberry, white, etc.) and North America (red mulberry). This species is native to Iran and if grown in a container, will be an everbearing plant during the growing season (Spring to Fall). Mulberries are the only trees that are tough enough to survive in all growing zones in the USA. They grow them in Maine all the way down to South Florida. They prefer any soil condition as long as there's adequate drainage and don't like wet roots. Fertilize them once or twice a season at the most and cut your fertilizer to 1/4 strength if planting in containers to prevent fertilizer buildup. I prefer osmocote for flowering & fruit plants. In ground, this variety of mulberry will grow as a bush to 6-7 feet. In containers, they can be kept a dwarf size by limiting their root mass (usually pot size) and through trimming. When young, cuttings may benefit from being staked. The berries themselves mature from green to red to black and when fully ripe are small but intensely sweet. Mulberries are a good pollen source for bees but don't produce much in the way of nectar, so while you might see the occasional bee on them, you won't see multiple bees working mulberry plants/trees. Hope this helps!