Monthly Archives: October 2013

Tree Tube Feedback 5

Emails like this one from a customer in northern Illinois are especially gratifying for me: The forester who prepared my forestry improvement plan strongly recommended use of cages over tree tubes, but I am really glad I did not follow … Continue reading

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Tree Tube Feedback 4

A customer from the Granite State of New Hampshire (who is choosing to “Live Free” since it sure beats the alternative) writes: Thanks for checking in, Chris. They are progressing, slowly but safely. I only put the tree tubes around … Continue reading

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PVC stake alternatives for rocky or compacted soils

I absolutely LOVE pvc stakes for tree tubes.  More specifically 1/2″ schedule 40 PVC electrical conduit: I used to field dozens of calls per year about stake failure.  Now I don’t get any.  PVC stakes flex but don’t break, don’t … Continue reading

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Tree Tube Feedback 3

From a customer in Wisconsin, who planted northern red oak seedlings in tree tubes in spring 2013: We love them (the trees and tubes)! We planted 50 red oak, about 24″ tall on Memorial Day. Most are 3′ – 4′ … Continue reading

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Tree Tube Feedback 2

Feedback continues to pour in from customers who planted spring of 2013 and before… along with some stunning photographs!  From a customer in IN who bought 5ft tree tubes for his trees and cut some in half for use on … Continue reading

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Tree Tube Feedback

I love this time of year, because this is when I hear back from a lot of the tree planters I spoke to in spring and get feedback on how their tree tubes worked.   I received this email from a … Continue reading

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Tree Tube Results

As the 2013 growing season winds up a lot of tree planters are out in the field doing some autumn weed control and taking stock of the year’s results… which is great for me because I get a lot of … Continue reading

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Tree tubes aid in the establishment of American chestnuts

The Tree Tubes Forum blog has been posting some great information about using tree tubes on American chestnut trees… check it out!

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