Mulberry Tree Planting Methods and Key Technical Points

Dig the planting trenches or planting holes according to the predetermined distance, then apply base fertilizer, select suitable soil and excellent varieties for cultivation; be careful to prune off injured or withered roots and branches. For mulberries, try to achieve deep ploughing and shallow planting to prevent waterlogging; after the seedlings are established, prune off the shoot tips and promptly prevent and control pests and diseases.

How to Plant Mulberry Trees

1. Raising seedlings: Mulberry seedling raising is divided into two types: seed raising and cutting raising. Seed raising is generally used.

2. Seed treatment: Before sowing mulberry seeds, soak them in 50°C warm water, and after they cool naturally, soak them for another 12 hours, then store them in moist sand to promote germination, keeping them moist at all times; when the seed coat splits and the white shows, they can be sown.

3. Grafting for seedling raising: Generally, seedlings grown from seeds of local mulberry varieties are used as rootstock, and excellent mulberry varieties with high yield and good leaf quality are used as scions. Check whether they have survived 10-15 days after grafting; those that have not survived need to be grafted again.

4. For the mulberry field, it is best to choose fertile land that can drain and irrigate, has deep soil, or is close to a water source. Land near brick and tile factories, chemical plants, and other places affected by exhaust gas and waste residue is not suitable for planting mulberries. The best time to plant mulberry trees is after Major Snow and before the Beginning of Spring. Before planting, fully plough the land, then open row trenches, apply base fertilizer, and backfill with soil.

Planting mulberry trees is not difficult; the main thing is to select seedlings and raise seedlings, and subsequent pests and diseases must also be eliminated promptly.