Thread: Swap small bits of mulberry for you tell me

I shall google it myself soon, but if it's not too hard would you show us some pics? I'm only curious - I don't have any timber but have several old mulberry trees on the farm (No way I'd cut them down - the fruit are worth so much more IMO!)

Give me some and I'll make you a pen or two

Originally Posted by Bitslong

I shall google it myself soon, but if it's not too hard would you show us some pics? I'm only curious - I don't have any timber but have several old mulberry trees on the farm (No way I'd cut them down - the fruit are worth so much more IMO!)

I agree, I've spent days eating the fruit and dirtying up my hands and clothes My Mum told me that the best way to get a mulberry stain out is by rubbing more of the fruit over the stain just prior to washing. Just thought I'd throw a little fact in there Heard a few complain about birds crapping on their cars and clotheslines after eating them. Here's that photo.

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Give me some and I'll make you a pen or two

Sounds like a bit of an unfair deal mate, How about I send you some for free and pay you to make me a pen. I'm sure there's a bit of work in it PM me if you want

Hi Eldanos,
We have a mulberry tree in our backyard, unfortunatley the birds get most of the fruit
I have cut the odd branch off and have noticed a dark heartwood in ours, Im not sure if that is true heartwood (the dark center section) with a wide sapwood or whether it is some sort of fungas/colouring like Black Heart Sassafrass gets
I have to take a pic. your pics don't show it. Does any of yours have a dark center?
Peter

Originally Posted by Eldanos of KDM

I agree, I've spent days eating the fruit and dirtying up my hands and clothes My Mum told me that the best way to get a mulberry stain out is by rubbing more of the fruit over the stain just prior to washing. Just thought I'd throw a little fact in there Heard a few complain about birds crapping on their cars and clotheslines after eating them. Here's that photo.



Sounds like a bit of an unfair deal mate, How about I send you some for free and pay you to make me a pen. I'm sure there's a bit of work in it PM me if you want

Not just cars and clotheslines you've got to worry about, mate.
A few years back when I was still living in Gods own country (Queensland for you outa staters) my father-in-law had four or five mulberry trees behind the tractor shed. The flying foxes absolutely loved them.
My father-in-law not being too fussed on flying foxes went out one evening with the shottie to give them a bit of a rattle on.
First and last time he ever did that.
Dunno if you've ever scared a flying fox, but the first thing they do is....how do I put this politely?
Well let's just say he came back to the house with his previously shiney bald head stained purple and a bit unpleasant to be downwind of.

Geraint