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Tag Archives: tree tubes on sawtooth oak
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
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
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
Tree Tube Question #137: Will my tree straighten out?
Sometimes trees coming screaming out the top of a tree tube so rapidly that they develop a significant bend or tilt. The question then becomes: Will the tree straighten out over time? Answer: Yes! On April 11, 2014 a customer … Continue reading
Tree Tubes on sawtooth oak: 20 months since planting
Yesterday a text message from a customer – my favorite kind of text message, the kind with a photo attached! The tree tube is 4ft tall, putting the tree at 9ft tall, 20 months after planting as an 18in seedling. … Continue reading
Tree Tubes: “So fast it’s scary”
This spring a longtime customer who has generally used tree tubes on sawtooth oaks and other oaks planted Chinese chestnuts from Mossy Oak’s Nativ Nurseries. I texted him to ask how those chestnuts are doing. He replied, “They’re doing good, … Continue reading
Wilson Tree Tubes: Hog proof?
I am often asked how our tree tubes stand up to rooting by wild hogs. I am usually a little hesitant to say that a plastic tube that weighs about 8 ounces – no matter how well constructed – can … Continue reading
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
Amazing what a little rain will do!
Customers in the Midwest who suffered through the drought of 2012 saw the benefit of tree tubes in terms of increased survival – in many cases tree tubes made the difference between a high level of success and complete failure. … Continue reading
Tree Tubes: Measuring tree growth daily!
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