[Arid_gardener] Re:Volunteer Mulberry Tree

[Olin Miller]

The male mulberry tree is a heavy pollinator, and is potentially very
allergenic to the extent that all but the fruitless mulberries are banned in
most municipalities.  If yours is a volunteer it is obviously not fruitless.
If it's a female, the understory will become very messy when the fruit drops
and the birds move in.   I suggest getting rid of it.

Olin Miller, Master Gardener Volunteer
U of A Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County AZ
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----- Original Message ----- From: <carol at skolniksystems.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 1:51 PM
> Carol, 85742
> I am a very, very part-time resident of Tucson and returned to find a
> "volunteer" tree which I believe to be a Texas mulberry.
> I'd like to keep it but we live in a townhouse community with common walls
> in the yards.
> It is about 18" away from a common garden wall and at least 4' away from
> my back house wall.
> Will there be a problem with roots so close to a wall?  If so, I'll remove
> it now.  I think it's about a year or so old (maybe 1-2" diameter and
> about 6' tall).