Monthly Archives: September 2014

Chinese Chestnut Progress Report: 40 days of growth

A customer has been sending me photos about every three weeks showing the progress of one of his Chinese chestnut trees.  This tree was purchased and planted this past spring (2014) as a 20″ tall seedling from Mossy Oak’s Nativ … Continue reading

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Tree Tubes: Straightening Out

Sometimes trees grow so rapidly in tree tubes that they bend over – sometimes quite sharply – after emerging from the tubes.  So what do you do about it?  Answer: nothing, nothing at all. This past spring a customer texted … Continue reading

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Tree tube results after two growing seasons

Late last week I received an email from a tree tube customer in Mississippi updating me on the progress of his trees (my favorite kind of email!).  He said: “Here’s a couple (photos) from about a month ago (August)..excuse my … Continue reading

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