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A question was posted on a forum I moderate about giving Mulberry leaves to beardies. After a little research I found some interesting news.
It seems our little buddies would benefit from them also...
Cool for anyone with a mulberry bush.
Mulberry Leaves
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www.classylizard.com
I've been considering getting some silkies for some time and one thing i was curious about was if mulberry (bushes/trees?) are common in Northern California. I don't even know what they look like so there could be hundreds around me and I wouldn't know. Can anyone post a picture (or link to one)?
Mulberry trees do grow in the US but they are more commonly found in the asian countries, along with Pakistan and that area. Russia is another location. When the US was colonizes they tried to establish a silkworm industry but just didn't have much success. I am not certain about California but I think most Mulberry trees are found more on the Eastern portion of the US.
It might be too cold in most areas of Northern California, but here in the South they do great. I bought a large tree specifically to provide leaves to gutload my silkies prior to feeding.
It isn't to cold up north, it is hardy to about 0F to -10F and I have a HUGE one in my yard. It isn't very tall but very larger trunk and wide, covering almost half an acre of land.
MAtt
I grew up in Southern Michigan, we used to have them growing wild in the fields. They must be pretty hardy cuz MI winters, along with the wind from the lake were pretty vicious.
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I just asked my father and we have two mulberry trees in our horse pasture. I have been thinking about getting silkworms for my beardie (doesnt seem to like crix too much) and my leopard geckos (hardly eat crix or mealies, so figured i'd try something else). I am in southern Pa by the way.
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Heidi Kagarise
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