Summer sale of sciowood in 2026

 

This post describes the greenwood cuttings sale on reallygoodplants.com in June of 2026. 

We will open the sale on June 1 at 6 pm Pacific Time. The sale will last between 7-14 days depending on the volume of early orders. The minimum order for this sale is $50. We will start cutting and shipping on or after June 17, and this will depend on the weather. We don’t ship if our local air temperature is above 92F. The shipping options will be 1 or 2 days UPS to the US addresses only.

We offer the wholesale discounts and these will be billed through custom invoices. A minimum wholesale order is $500 with at least 10 cuttings for each accession. Contact me at marta@reallygoodplants.com for more details. 

All species will be cut to order. This kind of wood doesn’t store for a long time, and should be used in under a week or two upon receiving.

For most cultivars you will find the links to our blog and/or YouTube channel. Some are missing, as we are still working on getting the pictures and descriptions for them.

Cherry, pistachio, apricot, peach, nectarine, and loquat wood should be grafted. We successfully rooted all Elaeagnus species, Adara plum, all figs, and many mulberries.  Here is the post on mulberry rooting abilities you may want to check out. The greenwood cuttings can be rooted in the same manner like dormant cuttings, please see this video. They can also be  rooted in a cloner. If you plan on rooting some material, I would still recommend grafting (or budding) a piece for a backup. On our YouTube channel we have the Grafting Playlist with a number of videos covering various grafting options, tools, etc.

The length and diameter of the cuttings will depend on the species. We will supply at least 6 inch long cuttings with at least 3 buds. We might need to split some single mulberry cuttings with long internodes into two pieces.

BRIX and pH Values for 42 Accessions of Mulberries

 All fruits were harvested on May 1, 2026 from a single location in Sacramento Valley, California.

BRIX numbers reflect the dissolved sugars content, the higher BRIX, the more sugars are in the fruit. 

pH numbers reflect the acidity of the fruit.  The lower pH corresponds to more acid in the fruits.

We believe that all long white mulberries such as Australian Green, Pakistan White, Saharanpur Local and Unknown Long White are the same.  However, their BRIX numbers are different here. Australian Green is the most developed large tree, and Saharanpur Local is a small shaded tree on only a partially compatible rootstock. Pakistan White is a young tree and not shaded by other trees. Uknown Long White is a graft on a multigrafted tree. The tree health, and the sun exposure affect the BRIX numbers and possibly the pH too.

We also suspect that Tice and Estero Giant might be identical, while they produced different BRIX number.

Red Himalayan Taiwanese Long was at the very end of its fruiting, and normally has very long fruits similar Skinner.  Red Himalayan Murray's fruits are also normally longer, these were at the end of its season too.

In the below table, most selections were at their perfect maturity.  Only Four Seasons, Taiwanese Dwarf, Chiang Mai #60, and Buluklu will need to be reevaluated at a later date. 

The BRIX and pH data is based on 3 juiced fruits and two technical replicates. 

Australian Green and Pakistan White BRIX reading were above the upper range of the refractometer we used.  Their values are above 35.

BRIX data is an important component of fruit flavor, but the degree of acidity and various specific compounds will influence the final flavor perception too. The taste preferences are also different for different people.  

My evaluation of individual cultivars can be found here in this Playlist on YouTube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiwjdtJGDLQcA0f5VTpgCIs9vaPh01iqe&si=gez5QHy43hiLLnSs

We sell cuttings for rooting or grafting from our website in winter and early June reallygoodplants.com