Tag Archives: Tree Tube

“A sea of tree tubes”

A customer emailed over the weekend with a photo of his property.  This customer does something I love.  He orders some tubes every spring.  Yes, I love the repeat business.  But what I mean is that I love that he … Continue reading

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2 years and 2 weeks in tree tubes

A customer in Florida sent a photo of a sawtooth oak he planted as an 18/24″ seedling and protected with a 4ft tree tube.  He texted: “This tree was planted 2 years and 2 weeks ago.  Look at the height … Continue reading

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Tree Tubes: Will it straighten out?

One “side effect” of the hyper-speed growth often exhibited by seedlings in tree tubes is that they often shoot out the tops of the tubes and then bend over for a period of time.  Here’s an example: I am often … Continue reading

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Great Tree Tube Trail Cam Photos!

Talking about making my day!  An old customer (sorry – young guy, long time customer!) in Tennessee sent me a batch of photos taken by a trail cam in  a wildlife clearing where he planted Chinese chestnut trees and protected … Continue reading

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Tree Tube Testimonial #6,298

OK, I don’t really have any idea how many tree tube testimonials I have been sent over the last 25 years.  I love count long ago… which isn’t to say that I ever get tired of hearing from happy customers! … Continue reading

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Chinese Chestnut Progress Report: 40 days of growth

A customer has been sending me photos about every three weeks showing the progress of one of his Chinese chestnut trees.  This tree was purchased and planted this past spring (2014) as a 20″ tall seedling from Mossy Oak’s Nativ … Continue reading

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Tree Tubes: Straightening Out

Sometimes trees grow so rapidly in tree tubes that they bend over – sometimes quite sharply – after emerging from the tubes.  So what do you do about it?  Answer: nothing, nothing at all. This past spring a customer texted … Continue reading

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Tree tube results after two growing seasons

Late last week I received an email from a tree tube customer in Mississippi updating me on the progress of his trees (my favorite kind of email!).  He said: “Here’s a couple (photos) from about a month ago (August)..excuse my … Continue reading

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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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Exploding chestnuts

A customer has been sending me a photo every time one of the Nativ Nurseries Chinese chestnut seedlings he planted this past spring emerges from a 4ft tree tube. Well, “emerges” isn’t the word he uses.  His text said, “Another … Continue reading

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