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Tree Tubes – Mesh Caps Available

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Admin

Several customers have asked if we offer the stretchy mesh caps to cover the tops of Tree Tubes to prevent accidental entry by bluebirds and other cavity nesting birds. The answer is Yes we do.  Just ask when you order … Continue reading →

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Tree Tubes Stand Up To Standing Water!

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Admin

A customer in Mississippi sent me an amazing photograph: After days of high winds and torrential rainfall, his Tubex Tree Tubes with our PVC Tree Tube Stakes are standing strong in about 12 inches of standing water. He wrote: “But … Continue reading →

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Tree Tube Stakes: Wilson’s PVC stand up to wind storms!

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Admin

I got a call from a customer in the South this week.  He was raving (in a good way!) about how our Tubex Combitube Tree Tubes and PVC Tree Tube Stakes stood up to a recent wind storm. The day … Continue reading →

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Tree Tubes: 18, 24 and 30 inch tubes available!

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Admin

When protecting even the tiniest seedlings – or even direct seeded acorns, chestnuts, or walnuts – from deer browse you definitely need 4ft or 5ft Tree Tubes. However, there are many cases where deer aren’t a problem – or at … Continue reading →

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Tree Tubes: Patience in spring is a virtue

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Admin

When the snow melts here in Minnesota I am as anxious as anyone to get out there and start planting trees.  But I have learned over the years that tree planting is one situation where the early bird doesn’t always … Continue reading →

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Tree Tubes: Helping Folks Find Their Trees Since 1988

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Admin

This morning I got a voice mail from a gentleman in Virginia asking about 25 tree tubes.  I have been doing this so long (22 years!) that before I call someone back I make some assumptions about what they might … Continue reading →

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Tree Tubes – Tomorrow Might Be Too Late!

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Admin

I just spoke to a customer who had a sad story to tell.  It’s even sadder when I think about how many times I have heard a similar story over the years. A few years ago this gentleman spend all … Continue reading →

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Tree Tubes: Top 10 Reasons To Plant Small Seedlings

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Admin

If you are trying to reforest a significant portion of your property or plant a large number of trees for wildlife habitat deciding what size of trees to plant is easy: Unless you have a bottomless bank account, you need … Continue reading →

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Tree Tube Tip Of The Day: Prune to a single stem

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Admin

To prune or not to prune, that is the question… when applying a Wilson Tree Tube over a newly planted seedling, naturally regenerated seedling, or tree that has been browsed to “bonsai” size and is finally getting some much-needed protection. … Continue reading →

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Planting Paulownia? 1 foot tree tubes now available

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Admin

Want to plant a tree capable of growing 10 feet in the first year?  A tree with a variety of uses including high quality lumber and biomass fuel?  Then I highly suggest planting paulownia trees. No one knows more about … Continue reading →

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