The past winter of 2023-2024 was the second test for my Himalayan mulberries frost tolerance. I have five two-years old trees of four cultivars, Naples, two Skinners, Taiwanese Long, and DMOR9. I also have one year old trees of these cultivars plus two trees of Steve Murray Himalayan.
The new shoot development observed on March 22 of 2024 confirmed the frost tolerance data I had last year: https://youtu.be/mtrUIJL1sJ8?si=fSJ3mkQf4iAF-AbU
As recorded in spring of 2023, Naples was the most damaged by the frosts and DMOR9 was the least damaged.
This spring of 2024 recoding is under this link https://youtu.be/vFbuMc4Nhb0?si=-DkNqvUMi4aprtCN
Our lowest temperature this past winter was 24F.
While I have a new one-year old Napes, I could not clearly see if it will re-sprout or not. I may add the info on this later.
The frost tolerance of the cultivars I grow as following, starting from the most tolerant and ending with the most frost sensitive:
- DMOR9
- Taiwanese Long
- Skinner
- Steve Murray
- Naples
The scions of these cultivars might be available during our winter and spring sales at reallygoodplants.com
