Category Archives: Tree Planting Advice

Phase 2: Putting on girth

A customer in Florida planting a bunch of sawtooth oak seedlings in spring, 2013.  They were about 24 inches tall at planting.  The vast majority of them came screaming out the tops of the tubes last year, most of them … Continue reading

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Tale of Two Trees (Moral of the story: Plant small to grow big)

In spring, 2009 a gentleman in Kentucky planted trees both in his woods and in his newly landscaped yard.  In both cases he planted red oak (Quercus rubra) – so already he gets bonus points for bucking the anti-oak bias … Continue reading

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Can I use tree tubes on shrubs? Yes!

Every spring I get asked dozens of times if tree tubes work on shrubs planted as small seedlings.  Absolutely!  Here’s the email I sent to a customer this morning who asked that exact question: Yes, I have a lot of … 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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Auger planting… just say no

I am often asked, What is the best tool for tree planting?  And, What do you think about using a power auger for planting?  Yes, augers make quick work of digging planting holes.  Yes, augers are darn fun to use.  … Continue reading

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