So I got this Illinois overbearing mulberry tree in early April, came dead as a doornail with a dying rootball, no leaves to stems. After a month in a small pot she was leafing out and healthy, mid may I put her in a 8 gallon pot. Since then she’s grown 3-5 inches in her trunk (now around 16 inches) and her stems/leaves grow over and are taller now. But about 25 days ago she began sprouting these white hairs all over her new growth. At first I dismissed it as her being confused w the habitat here being warmer than northern U.S. (north Ga), but now she’s growing these bud like growths on the new growth and old, they appear to all have either at least 1-3 hairs coming out rn. Are these catkins/pre buds? If so I’d be surprised bc she was labeled as 1.3 yrs old and only like 12 inches and a twig when purchased.
by Other_Ambition_5142
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*everbearing, also sorry for the book trying to be descriptive
> in early April, came dead as a doornail with a dying rootball, no leaves to stems.
Mulberries are deciduous, and lose their leaves in the winter, so that could be the reason.
> After a month in a small pot she was leafing out and healthy
That happens in spring.