Spring Leaf Scorch on Mulberry

Hey all

I picked up a few bareroot black mulberry plants (about 18" with good roots) from an online seller. I potted them up and put them on the front porch, which faces east. They got morning sun until about noon. But after a couple cold nights in the upper 30s and some good winds, the leaves have all died back. I'm pretty bummed, but hoping the plants recover.

Any ideas on whether they WILL recover? Also, is there anything I can do to help them in the recovery process?

Thanks, my people!

I've seen mulberry leaves die back to a mild frost, so if it was windy and 30's that is a possibility. You say they were bareroot, but after potting leaves fell off. I'm struggling with the timeline as bareroot trees should arrive before leafing out. If they were fully leafed out as bareroot plants, it would make sense that it would drop them all, as it wouldn't be able to keep up with the demands for very long after leafing out without an established root system in the soil. Mulberries are very resilient and I would imagine once it gets its feet settled it will send a sprout from lower on the tree somewhere.

I've seen mulberries come back from practically everything I can throw at them (chainsaw included).
If you think the last of your weather is not past, maybe shelter them a bit, maybe throw a bit of comfrey tea or some sort of fertilizer on there too. I bet they'll be just fine.

*sigh of relief!!!

Thank you, all!

Zachary, I'll add I don't know how far they go in the US: MI can get pretty cold! My grandmother had them in her yard in northern NJ, which is not quite that cold.
But since you have them already, you may as well give them a try. I hope they make it!