Tag Archives: Treeshelters

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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Tree Tubes: Stress relief to beat the heat

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Admin

What a difference a week makes!  But this being Minnesota, that’s not surprising.  I am photographing this little bur oak seedling in a Tubex Tree Tube every Monday.  I wish I had waited until the afternoon today, because I have … Continue reading →

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The Tree Tube Alternative: 10% Survival With “Negligible” Growth

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Admin

A customer in Wisconsin who recently purchased Tree Tubes from us also had a question about an insect that is defoliating a young white oak on his property.  From the photos he sent – the leaves are being eaten from … Continue reading →

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