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Chinese Chestnut Progress Report: 40 days of growth

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Admin

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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Exploding chestnuts

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Admin

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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Chinese chestnuts in tree tubes: “Another one popped out today”

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Admin

The customer who send me the sequence of photos shown in the previous post sent me another text last week:  “Another one popped out today.”  These are Chinese chestnuts from Mossy Oak’s Nativ Nurseries, planted in spring 2014 and protected … Continue reading →

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Chinese chestnut in a tree tube

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Admin

I love getting photos that customers take looking down a tree tube and tracking the progress of a seedling over time.  The only problem is that the tree tends to grow out the top of the tube so quickly that … Continue reading →

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Tree Tubes: “So fast it’s scary”

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Admin

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 →

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Video: Now THIS is how to grow a tree

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Admin

Top notch planting stock.  Prepare the planting hole months in advance to let the soil mellow.  Careful planting.  Aggressive weed control.  And, of course, Tree Tubes. Click here to see the result, at least for the guys at Mossy Oak’s … Continue reading →

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Old Friends

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Admin

I love this time of year!  Every spring I hear from customers/friends who call year after year to order tree tubes for the spring’s projects. In addition to getting repeat orders for tree tubes, I get updates on how previous … Continue reading →

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10 months since acorns germinated red oaks emerge from 4ft tubes

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Admin

Keep the photos coming!  They never fail to amaze me. This might be a new growth record – not just for oaks but for kudzu, corn or hops as well! This set of photos is from a grower in Mississippi.  … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Admin

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

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Admin

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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