This is a Film about Tree tubes made by Jason Walizer presented by Jim Walizer, Bellefonte PA. It teaches you about tree tubes and what works and what dosen't.
Great information. I use the 5 foot "Tree Pro Slit tube" from A M Leonard supply. They have worked great on fruit trees, persimmon and mulberry trees. The 4 foot tubes did not stop deer browse, but the 5 foot tubes totally stopped the deer. This year (2024), I think the tubes got to hot and killed Black Walnut and Pecan trees that were only 4 foot tall, not out of the tubes yet. Mid--Missouri
@6:16 solid means no venting holes? the venting could make a big difference in the temperature inside of the tube. high tubes also have the benefit a producing a single, long leader with few or no lateral branches, which reduces the need for pruning and generates valuable timber.
Good use of illustrative data. Would like to know more about these studies. Were they published and what exactly did they use? Hadn't even considered the tube-related microclimate effects on growth/survival. Always appreciate learning more, so thank you. Have to balance need for deer browse protection versus microclimate effects of taller tubes. Not sure whether there is an optimal risk-benefit point for both. I have another question about the windstrong-thwarting effects of taller tubes. How quickly do trees become windstrong after tube removal?
Great information. I use the 5 foot "Tree Pro Slit tube" from A M Leonard supply. They have worked great on fruit trees, persimmon and mulberry trees. The 4 foot tubes did not stop deer browse, but the 5 foot tubes totally stopped the deer. This year (2024), I think the tubes got to hot and killed Black Walnut and Pecan trees that were only 4 foot tall, not out of the tubes yet. Mid--Missouri
@6:16 solid means no venting holes? the venting could make a big difference in the temperature inside of the tube.
high tubes also have the benefit a producing a single, long leader with few or no lateral branches, which reduces the need for pruning and generates valuable timber.
I would like to see an experiment using vented 5 foot tubes
Thank you for pulling together helpful research and presenting it so clearly. Glad to see it was a family project, too!
Good use of illustrative data. Would like to know more about these studies. Were they published and what exactly did they use? Hadn't even considered the tube-related microclimate effects on growth/survival. Always appreciate learning more, so thank you. Have to balance need for deer browse protection versus microclimate effects of taller tubes. Not sure whether there is an optimal risk-benefit point for both. I have another question about the windstrong-thwarting effects of taller tubes. How quickly do trees become windstrong after tube removal?
Thanks for this information! I was considering what height tubes to get, and because of your data, it'll probably be 2 feet.
Where can you get this bottom hard tube?