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Tale of Two Trees (Moral of the story: Plant small to grow big)

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Admin

In spring, 2009 a gentleman in Kentucky planted trees both in his woods and in his newly landscaped yard.  In both cases he planted red oak (Quercus rubra) – so already he gets bonus points for bucking the anti-oak bias … Continue reading →

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Tree Tube Feedback 3

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Admin

From a customer in Wisconsin, who planted northern red oak seedlings in tree tubes in spring 2013: We love them (the trees and tubes)! We planted 50 red oak, about 24″ tall on Memorial Day. Most are 3′ – 4′ … 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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Tree Tubes for natural red oak regeneration

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Admin

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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