Daylene Alford

This is an update for this years hybrids.    I have not selected any of these they are all volunteers from natural pollination.     I have not tasted all of these yet this year as some are still small but so far, I have not had any bitter ones.    That really surprises me as many of these look very similar to the wild squash.  

There is also a solid yellow squash that looks very much like a yellow straight neck but with ridges along the sides.    I didn't think to photograph that one before I ate it.    

I still have seeds from last year.   If anyone wants some send me a PM with your address.     No guarantees about bitterness, shape, color, or viability.  

And these are my hybrids that I believe are crosses between these and yellow squash.     I kept seed back from a volunteer plant that showed up in my horse pasture, and these are 3 years in.   I have not controlled pollination.      Last year I grew the hybrids next to yellow squash again.   Seems like they may have crossed back in my garden.   Then the ones in the horse pasture have apparently crossed back again with the wild squash.   The white oval shape was bitter, but my horses figured out they were there and didn't seem to mind.      
   

The round ones with the yellow stripes make very hard shells.     Last year they were not bitter.      

Small yellow are not bitter will probably have hard shells.   They only came up late (after a bush hog went through) so we'll have to see how they do.  

I know this is an old thread, but I thought I'd add what information I have.  

These are my wild squash.   I have no idea if they are Ozarkana or Texana sup species.   We live in the far southeast corner of Oklahoma, so they could be either or a cross between the two.  

I have tried raising from seed, but have not had any luck.   They seem to produce only a few plants despite having numerous fruits, so I'm not sure if they need some sort of stratification or if they have low seed fertility.     The fruits will be solid white when mature.    

They are bitter and form a very hard gourd like shell.   You literally have to crack with a hammer.  

I have been trying to find a source for forage type mulberries online but haven't had much luck.   Most of what I have found are fruit type.    Even the places that sell silk worms don't seem to sell the mulberries trees they use for forage.   Preferably, I'd like a type that also has good tasting leaves for human food as well.    I've already transplanted some (presumably) black mulberries there were growing wild but I'd really like to have some with improved forage production capabilities.    

Can anyone point me in the right direction?  

Thank you!