25 years ago my dad and I put tubes on hundreds of sawtooth oak bare root seedlings. The tubed trees are 40-60 feet tall now. The bare trees are less than ½ that. The tubes trippled, or better, the growth of the trees.

The drone shot really helps visualize the land. You've really made your mark. Keep up the good work.

This information came at just the right time. I am about to plant several trees and fruit shrub cuttings. Now I know how to boost their chances of taking. Thanks for taking the time to post this! New sub.

Can't wait to see it next spring ✌️

The mulch helps alot, and if you had weed mats would really help

curious why you're planting so close together, or do you intend to transplant?

Look at the little oak at 6 minutes in. I reckon you can see where terminal shoots have been nibbled off - cut almost like with a pair of secateurs. You also seem to have a browse line under your canopy of existing trees. I reckon you have just enough deer to mean that the planted trees need their tubes to keep the deer from browsing them.

How are the tubes helping?

Yah, but Nigel, where are you located? Growing zone? Context?

when you say "tube" do you say what kind or brand of "tube"? thanks

what is your avg summer high temp?

Looks like your land with a lot vegetation. You don’t live here. How do you control the growths of the vegetations. Do you need to mow them?They won’t be fire hazard in the heat and dry summer? I plan to buy some

I was wondering if the tubes make the tree to spindly and weak requiring them to be staked after the tube is removed. BTW, you might want to try and control all those Canada thistles I see. They can take over and be hard to eradicate.

o you know some quick growing tree species ? I am interested to know for temperate/Mediterranean climate. I am aware for tropical climate, but cant find med/temperate climate. Willow, pulonia/empress tree. I wanted to know the species so I can create initial biological activity and then add fruit trees.

Tree tubes are doing good

You haven’t had any problems with mulch and voles?

Your trees seems very close together. Why?

sub'd so I'll get notified when you come back. See you next spring.

Measure the trunk girth to compare tubed/non-tubed.

Those oaks are far too close together, no? 🤷‍♂️