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Tree Tubes: No bad time to install them

Let’s say you planted a bunch of seedlings earlier in the spring and didn’t give them tree tubes – either because you hoped you could get by without them or (more likely) you hadn’t heard of them. Well now it’s … Continue reading

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Weed control, weed control, weed control

The biggest key to a successful tree planting project is keeping your seedlings from being munched by deer, rabbits and rodents. After that the second, third and fourth biggest keys to success are aggressive weed control.  And now is the … Continue reading

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Tree Tube Tip: Sort your seedlings & tree tube the best

Here’s a common scenario faced by many of my customers:  You receive 1000 seedlings from the nursery but, as much as you’d like to use tree tubes on all of them, budget limitations mean you can only tube 250 of … Continue reading

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Tree Tubes: Early summer Q&A

About this time of year, after tree tubes have been on seedlings for a month or two and the weather has started to heat up, I start to hear two questions. Will my seedlings overheat in Tree Tubes?  The answer … Continue reading

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Tree Tubes: Stress relief to beat the heat

What a difference a week makes!  But this being Minnesota, that’s not surprising.  I am photographing this little bur oak seedling in a Tubex Tree Tube every Monday.  I wish I had waited until the afternoon today, because I have … Continue reading

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The Tree Tube Alternative: 10% Survival With “Negligible” Growth

A customer in Wisconsin who recently purchased Tree Tubes from us also had a question about an insect that is defoliating a young white oak on his property.  From the photos he sent – the leaves are being eaten from … Continue reading

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Tree Tubes: Shelter from the wind

I took this photo yesterday morning.  The day was sunny (mostly – and for a change) but the winds winds were howling – 20+ mph gusting to 40.  Do you think this bur oak seedling – safe within its tree … Continue reading

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Tree Tubes: The real cost

As much as I hate to admit it (and sometimes I don’t admit it at all) you CAN grow a tree without tree tubes.  In fact, apparently there were trees long before there were tree tubes! So, yes.  Trees produce … Continue reading

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Tree Tube Tips

Well spring has finally come to the frozen north, and that means a lot of folks are out there planting trees and installing tree tubes.  Here are a couple of tips to make the work go more smoothly and optimize … Continue reading

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Tree Tubes: Removing Luck From The Equation

I guess it’s just force of habit.  After speaking with a landowner about their planting project and selling them some Tree Tubes, all too often I find myself signing off by saying, “Good luck with your planting.” The whole point … Continue reading

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