Any tree can be kept to a reasonable size if you are willing to prune it. Keep in mind, you also need to do root pruning occasionally. If you are willing to do this I would recommend buying the best tasting mulberry you can find, not necessarily one that is a dwarf. I have heard that the Persian variety is the best, but this is not from personal experience. Mulberries will fruit relatively prolifically when they are of a small size. My three foot tall Pakistan mulberry has about 25-30 fruits ripening this year. Hope this helps. -Brett

male trees do NOT fruit ... how close are those power lines.. is the field behind indicative of drought??? i am getting a real hate on for the mulberry on my property .. and but for the kids enjoying them.. i would be done with all those weed trees ... is there some reason you have to have them??? one would think there might be dozens.. if not hundreds of options.. other than a tree that makes birds poop purple.. and for some reason.. will fly all the way out front to your driveway.. to do it all over your car ... whats that all about ... drought??? .. more specifically.. last year???? ken

greendesert I'm in the process of rooting Pomegranate, Fig and Mulberry cuttings right now. I have every variety you mentioned and more. Most are cynosure varieties that are the cream of the crop not often found in nurseries. My supply is limited and I have offered rooted cuttings to two other people before you. Once they have all rooted I will be keeping one of each and giving cuttings to the two other people. In 2-3 weeks when they are all rooted I should have a pretty good idea of what I have left. After that you are next in line if you want them. All I ask is that you return the pots and replace the soil and we're all good. Keep in mind I live in far East Mesa though and when they are ready you would have to come and get them.

Thanks for all the responses. I am fine now. I know it was the berries. They all came up like they went down. Yikes, never thought about bugs. Couldn't see any and I did look at them before I ate them. It was a beautiful morning. I had to run to the store, when I came back I had a second cup of coffee and went out front to plant some daylilies. The front of my house faces West so I always try to work there before the sun creeps over the roof. I think it was around 10am when I started working. Breezy morning, felt great. I noticed the tree laden with berries and started picking a few while I worked. The whole time lasted no more than 45 minutes. Got the lilies planted, took some pics of beautiful Amaryllis blooms and I was suddenly hit with severe dizziness. Truly felt like I was given some sort of drug. I know it was the berries, nothing else. I was not overheated. I was nervous about being alone and it seemed none of my neighbors were home either. I kept the phone in my hand. Luckily, it finally passed. Was sick the entire day and night but felt fine in the morning. I have Googled the berries and see they have a toxic sap and can cause digestive upset if eater unripe. I did eat a few that were bitter, and guess they were not ripe. Who knows, but another thought I have is why they have not been eaten by the birds. I have tons of birds on my property. They feast on my Loquats yet have't touched the Mulberries. Maybe they know something! Anyway, I am fine and want to thank everyone for their thoughts. Very helpful and I will never go near a Mulberry again. If you haven't eaten them, be cautious until you are sure they won't bother you. I probably should have just tried a few and not eaten so many on basically an empty stomach. They weren't even tasty. Very bland, plain taste. Jane