Tree Tubes

[Jarred525]

http://turkey-shoppe.nwtf.org/product452.html

Anyone used this product? If so, worth the money? Any alternative products or ideas for getting fruit trees started are much appreciated. One other thing I do is use cage wire around my trees. Thanks.

 

[Football Hunter]

I use them,not that brand but they came with some trees I bought.Seems to keep the bucks off them

 

[PickettSFHunter]

Just remember tree tubes arent recommended for apple tree. I dont know if you meant apples by fruit or not, just thought Id throw that out that there. For apples you want more horizontally trained limbs and the tubes get the limbs started more vertically.

I use those tubes on all of my oaks, persimmons, etc though. They really worked well for the sawtooths that I planted in them last year.

 

[BSK]

Tree tubes make a huge difference. Not only do they stop browsing and rubbing on the young saplings, they act as mini-greenhouses, increasing growth.

 

[Jarred525]

Just remember tree tubes arent recommended for apple tree. I dont know if you meant apples by fruit or not, just thought Id throw that out that there. For apples you want more horizontally trained limbs and the tubes get the limbs started more vertically.

I use those tubes on all of my oaks, persimmons, etc though. They really worked well for the sawtooths that I planted in them last year.

I was thinking for some of my pear trees and for sawtooth oaks. What size height tube did you go with for your sawtooths? I have only read good things about the tubes but always interested in hearing user feedback. Thanks.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

I use 5 footers.

 

[Jarred525]

O.K. to use for Pear trees?

 

[PickettSFHunter]

I know several guys that use tubes for pears. They use shorter tubes though and still put wire cages around them. The problem comes when the plant reaches out of the top of the tube, deer love to browse on fruit trees.

 

[Jarred525]

What is the best pear tree variety you have had luck with?

 

[Bucket]

What is the best pear tree variety you have had luck with?

I've heard many have luck with the Kieffer pear.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Yup....Got them around all of our persimmon trees that we planted last year. Not that particular one in your pic, but some similar. In one field, we planted 10 and 9 of them were doing amazing with only one struggling. I guess he was the runt