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Music to my ears!

I just got off the phone with a district conservationist in the Pacific Northwest.  After asking about current pricing for another large order he plans to place he said something that literally gave me goosebumps. He said (and I’m paraphrasing … Continue reading

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Tree Tube Tips: Achieving peak growth of seedlings in tree tubes

Here’s an informative post with tips for optimizing growth of tree seedlings in tree tubes. The key point:  Always prune seedlings to a single stem before applying tree tubes!  Not only will the trees have better form, they will grow … Continue reading

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Tree tube background & history

Many times I have a phone conversation or email exchange and then afterward realize that the information I covered with the customer might be helpful to many other folks.  This blog is a great way to replicate those discussions. Yesterday … Continue reading

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4, 5 or 6ft Tree Tubes – Choosing the right height

I have been working on a new, more coherent way to explain when to use 4, 5 or 6ft tree tubes.  The traditional way that tree tube suppliers have explained how to choose the correct tree tube height is by … Continue reading

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Tree Tube Stakes: PVC versus white oak

A customer from Kentucky called this morning to finalize his order for 4ft Tubex Combitube Plus Tree Tubes and PVC stakes.  He was excited about two things: 1) The fact that he was getting the best tree tubes on the … Continue reading

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Planting acorns, chestnuts and black walnuts from seed

It’s autumn and acorns, chestnuts and black walnuts – or, as I like to call them “future trees” – are starting to drop. I have been getting tons of calls lately from people interested in and planning to plant nuts … Continue reading

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Why we can sell the best Tree Tube in the world for less – Part 37

We are so conditioned to think that we have to choose between price and quality that it’s sometimes hard to get people to understand that with Tubex Combitube Tree Tubes you don’t have to sacrifice either price or quality – … Continue reading

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Tree Tubes for American Chestnuts

The tragic demise of the American chestnut tree and the Herculean efforts of several dedicated groups of professionals and passionate laymen to restore it are stories that I have told several times. I have also made clear how much Wilson … Continue reading

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Tree tube testimonials continue to pour in

I received this email today from a customer who had planted black walnuts in his garden and then transplanted them to various parts of his property this past spring: The tree tubes are working great.  I had enough left over … Continue reading

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Tree Tubes increase total biomass growth

In the early days of tree tube use in the USA – back in the dark ages of unvented, small diameter tree tubes and before we introduced PVC tree tube stakes – one criticism of tree tubes was that they … Continue reading

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