I went out this morning and collected 7 quarts in about 15 minutes. Put a tarp under the tree and "jar " the limbs with a long pole. The ripe ones fall off and then funnel the mulberries off the tarp and into a bucket. No chiggers, thorns,or falling out of the tree. It does take a little while to wash the berries and take out the stray twigs and leaves. Saw BOWBO on another thread. Those muffins looked good.