Category Archives: Tree Tubes

Hybrid oak in Wilson Tree Tube grows 6 1/2 feet in 7 months

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Admin

Wow!  Click on the photo to enlarge it.  This hybrid oak (overcup x white – Quercus lyrata x Quercus alba) was planted in spring, 2011 as an 18 inch tall seedling.  It is now more than 8 feet tall. Who … Continue reading →

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Tree Tubes on American Chestnuts

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Admin

One of the many great things about my job selling the best tree tubes on the market is that it allows me to play at least a small role in the recovery and reestablishment of the American chestnut tree. If … Continue reading →

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Novice Teaches the Tree Tube “Expert” a thing or two…

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Admin

In a series of recent emails I have been working with a novice tree planter in Pennsylvania who will be planted several acres of hardwoods this coming spring.  I have given advice on species selection, site preparation, spacing and maintenance/after … Continue reading →

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Planting a tree without a tree tube?

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Admin

I have been writing promotional materials for tree tubes for 22 years (I wrote my first piece on tree tubes in the spring of 1989 for a small non-profit newsletter). Even after all that time I still struggle to find … Continue reading →

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Another satisfied Tree Tube customer

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Admin

What a great way to start a Monday, with this email in my inbox: “… Seventy trees in this plot and every single tree is alive and well. 80% of these trees could be removed from the tubes and they … Continue reading →

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Tree Tubes: Benefits continue after tree emerges

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Admin

I sometimes visit online discussion boards and chat rooms at sportsman’s web sites where Tree Tubes are being discussed. One growing trend seems to be using the tree tubes to grow seedling trees past the deer, removing the tree tube, … Continue reading →

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Tree Tubes: No bad time to install them

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Admin

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

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Admin

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

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Admin

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

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Admin

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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