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1. How long does it take for a mayhaw tree to produce fruit?
2. Where is the best place to plant a mayhaw tree?
3. How fast do mayhaw trees grow?
4. Do mayhaw trees need a pollinator?
5. How big do mayhaw trees get?
6. Can you eat mayhaw berries?
7. What does mayhaw fruit taste like?
8. How do I identify a mayhaw tree?
9. How do you make mayhaw jelly juice?
10. How do you propagate mayhaw?

How long does it take for a mayhaw tree to produce fruit?

Harvest the fruit when the tree begins bearing, two to three years after planting. Mayhaw ripens in April or May.

Where is the best place to plant a mayhaw tree?

Mayhaw trees should be planted in moist, well-drained soil with a pH of 6.0-6.5 and should be planted roughly 20-30 feet apart to allow for limb growth.

How fast do mayhaw trees grow?

Mayhaw trees can be slow to come into good production. Of the better cultivars, six-year-old trees have produced 10 to 20 pounds of fruit per tree per year, and nine-year-old trees have produced 25 to 40 pounds of fruit per tree per year at an orchard spacing of 15 feet in the row by 20 feet between rows.

Do mayhaw trees need a pollinator?

Most mayhaw varieties are believed to be self-pollinating. ... I have a large number of 'Spectaculars' planted together on 20 foot spacing (I wish it was at least 25 feet), and these trees have given strong reason to believe that they will not pollinate themselves. The trees are five and six years old.

How big do mayhaw trees get?

& Arn., mayhaw, grows from southwest Alabama west to southern Arkansas and east Texas. It is a small tree or a large shrub with a relatively large trunk that grows up to 30 feet tall and 8 inches in diameter, with narrow, rounded crown.

Can you eat mayhaw berries?

The fully ripe fruit is edible raw but is not a desirable fruit for eating out-of- hand. The mayhaw is most often used in jelly, which we eat for pleasure rather than for its nutritional value.

What does mayhaw fruit taste like?

My family loves mayhaws. ... In the wild, mayhaw berries look very much like cranberries or small crabapples. They vary in taste, but the berries are usually fruity and tart. Most would say they're far too tart to eat straight from the tree—and that's where the jelly comes in.

How do I identify a mayhaw tree?

Mayhaw generally grows as a deciduous shrub, or small tree, with thorns and moderately small leaves of varying shapes depending on the species. The flowers of five white petals, sometimes six, bloom before the leaves appear. Mayhaw fruit are small (1/2 to 2/3 inches in diameter), round, fragrant, acid and juicy.

How do you make mayhaw jelly juice?

To Prepare Juice or Jelly Stock:

Measure or weigh fruit and put in large saucepan. For each gallon (4 quarts or about 4 1/2 pounds) of mayhaws, cover with 3 quarts (12 cups) of water. For 2 quarts of fruit (a little over 2 pounds), cover with 6 cups water. Bring to a boil, cover and cook gently for about 30 minutes.

How do you propagate mayhaw?

Mayhaw Reproduction with Softwood Cuttings

Remove all but the top two leaves. Cut the two remaining leaves in half horizontally. Dip the tips of the stems in rooting hormone, either powder, gel or liquid. Plant the stems in small pots filled with well-drained potting mix or a mixture of half peat and half fine bark.