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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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Repeat orders – instantly!

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Admin

I am used to repeat orders and repeat business.  Once tree planters go through the painful and frustrating process of planting trees over and over again and then finally hear about Tree Tubes, they always have such a positive experience … Continue reading →

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Back in business – Tree Protection Supply

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Admin

The web site of our very good friends a Tree Protection Supply was recently attacked by a hacker.  Wilson Forestry Supply and Tree Protection Supply work cooperatively to share costs and bring you the best tree tubes at the lowest … Continue reading →

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20 inches of growth on sawtooth oak since March 1

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Admin

A customer just called from the Florida panhandle.  Not to order anything, he was just busting to tell me about his trees.  He planted about 100 sawtooth oak seedlings on March 1st.  He covered 99 of them with tree tubes … Continue reading →

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