Monthly Archives: May 2013

No tube no growth

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Admin

I received a text yesterday with a photo and the simple message:  “No tube no growth.”  The photo shows a sawtooth oak that was planted about 3 months ago without a tree tube.  The black pot is shown to provide … Continue reading →

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“They are shooting out every day in these tree tubes!”

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Admin

Got a text message from a customer in the southeast who planted sawtooth oaks that he planted as acorns in pots last year and then in the ground with tree tubes this March.  Keeping in mind that the trees were … Continue reading →

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Tree Tubes: “A World of Difference”

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Admin

Spoke to a customer in upstate New York, yet another repeat customer from last year.  2012 was the first year he tried tree tubes.  His call to order tree tubes again was a testimonial in and of itself, but he … Continue reading →

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Installing Tree Tubes – the easiest part of tree planting

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Admin

I received this email this morning from a customer in Pennsylvania who coordinated a large municipal tree planting project using tree tubes on seedling trees (thus saving the city a pile of money are large planting stock and ensuring better … Continue reading →

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Top 5 mistakes made by first time tree planters

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Admin

Note:  I’m skipping the most obvious and egregious of tree planting errors (not using Tree Tubes!).  I’m taking it for granted that if you’re visiting this site you know better! 1) Planting more than you can tend properly (a.k.a. biting … Continue reading →

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Caution: Tree Tube buyers become serial tree planters

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Admin

I am noticing a trend.  Tree planting used to be more of a big once-a-lifetime project.  I shudder to think of the success rate of most of those projects – folks with little to no tree planting experience planting way … Continue reading →

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Tree Tubes: Measuring tree growth daily!

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Admin

How great is this?  I just got a text from a customer with these photo and these words: … Meaning “this tree will be out the top of the tree tube tomorrow.” This is awesome in about 50 different ways.  … Continue reading →

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Tree Tube Strategy: Pruning to a single stem vs. Leaving seedlings unpruned

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Admin

This morning I had this email exchange with a customer about pruning trees to a single stem before applying tree tubes.  Since I have some version of this exchange/conversation several times per week I thought it would be helpful to … Continue reading →

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1/2″ PVC Tree Tube Stakes – the cat’s meow!

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Admin

The idea of using ½” schedule 40 PVC conduit for tree tube stakes is gaining converts every day.  I received this email from a customer over the weekend: “You’re definitely right recommending the PVC stakes.” I’m marking this date on … Continue reading →

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California Native Oak Restoration, Springville, CA

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Admin

There are many obstacles to re-establishing California’s gorgeous native oaks:  Livestock, compacted soils, invasive/exotic grasses and other weed competition, restrictions or impracticality of using fire (an oak’s best friend) as a management tool, and high deer populations, to name a … Continue reading →

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