Tag Archives: Treeshelters

Warm weather means Tree Tube season is here!

My phone has been ringing off the hook with calls like this: “I spent the day working outdoors in my shirt sleeves.  It’s still warm enough to drive stakes in the ground and get some more tree tubes put up.  … Continue reading

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Building on 2011

The first few days of the new year seem like an appropriate time to… 1)  THANK YOU, our customers, for an amazing 2011 at Wilson Forestry Supply.  Sales, primarily of Tubex Tree Tubes, exceeded all expectations (even at times outstripping … Continue reading

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Matrix of Tree Tubes

I’m often asked to compare the different brands of tree tubes on the market.  If you email me a question like, “What makes the Tubex Combitube PLUS Treeshelter better” you’ll probably get a small novel in reply.  It’s the perfect … Continue reading

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Tree Tubes For Sale – “Oddball” Orders Welcome!

For everyone who hates having to buy 16 hot dog buns when hot dogs come in packages of 12, Wilson Forestry Supply is the Tree Tube supplier for you! Since making Tubex Combitube Plus (Large Diameter) Treeshelters available online last … Continue reading

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Tree Tubes – Fall application provides winter protection, fast start in spring

I always say that the tree best times to put tree tubes on your newly planted tree seedlings are: 1. The day you plant (preferably the minute you plant!) 2. Yesterday 3. Today If you planted seedlings last spring (or … Continue reading

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Mossy Oak Tree Tubes Video – That’s one fast growing chickasaw plum tree!

Here’s a great video from our friends at Mossy Oak’s Nativ Nurseries (a great source for Wilson Tree Tubes!). http://www.youtube.com/user/NativNurseries?feature=mhee#p/u/10/0XozDCEfPb4 Once again you see what the combination of great nursery stock, fertilization and effective weed control can do when channeled … Continue reading

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Tree Tubes for natural red oak regeneration

Autumn is the perfect time to buy a few extra tree tubes and use them to enhance your red oak natural regeneration. Naturally regenerated seedlings (a.k.a. “volunteers”) already have well established root systems, but chances are deer have kept them … Continue reading

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Tree Tubes – Perfect For Fall Planting

In many parts of the country autumn is a great time for planting seedling trees as well as direct-seeding acorns, walnuts or chestnuts. For seedlings, as long as soils temp’s remain favorable those newly planted seedlings will initiate root growth, … Continue reading

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

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

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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