Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener: Prune low mulberry branches?, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
The low branch can be pruned/lopped/sawed off close to the trunk. No need to \"paint\" it as that practice has been abandoned in recent years. The branch will not \"rise\" as the tree grows but will thicken as the tree thickens and the growing tips will grow longer.

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The two volunteer mulberries I have can be cut to the ground and will sucker out and grow three to six feet in a season. GRRR!

You can prune it like this one I saw at the nursing home my dad was in a few years ago. Looks like it would be a never ending job to keep it shaped up.