Tree Pro Tree Tubes Review

[@nancyfahey7518]

Maybe some light netting over the top of the tubes.

[@GoldShawFarm]

That’s a great idea...I might try that out soon. This is probably the coolest part about posting videos on KZbin...the helpful suggestions!

[@brendamontanye9877]

your treepro site says "Mesh Bird net at no additional cost upon request". Is that what we are talking about? Would they still send it to you free since you placed such a large order?

[@GoldShawFarm]

I’m going to reach out to them. Maybe they got a bunch of complaints and they added them recently. Thanks, Brenda!

[@l0gic23]

@@GoldShawFarm did you ever find a solution to the challenges with the tree tubes?

[@Animegypsy]

You can put a bit of mesh over the top to keep the birds out, just watch it when the trees get near the top

[@matthewslayton8941]

I’m about ready to order a bunch of these exact tubes myself so thanks for the endorsement! I think the only thing holding me back is the shipping as you’ve also mentioned. Anyone that sees these near VT or MA let me know

[@joelchiodo7244]

Just found out about you a week ago or so, and am very thankful. Great videos in a similar climate to mine. Thank you, keep up the good work

[@GoldShawFarm]

Thanks, Joel. Where are you from?

[@joelchiodo7244]

@@GoldShawFarm Live in the southern Adirondacks.

[@GoldShawFarm]

Awesome. I love that area. You are lucky to be there.

[@lp1283]

I recently purchased 100 tubes from Tree Pro. They will provide bird nets to cover the top of their tubes free of charge, but you have to specifically request them.

[@GoldShawFarm]

After I made this video, they told me the same thing. They recently sent me some. I'm going to try to put them on in the near future.

[@coronnation8854]

Ohh, so these will be the reason most trees in nurseries are so tall with no lower branching. Makes it hard to get good bonsai stock. Very interesting and informative, thanks

[@tracychesney4336]

I haven't used tree tubes yet, but I've heard you're supposed to fasten some netting over the top to keep the birds out. Then you have to check them as the trees get close to the height of the tubes so you can pull off the netting and let the trees grow out of the top.

[@3FeathersFarmstead]

Another great, informative video, Morgan. You are definitely doing everything intentionally. I can't wait to see y'all finally getting to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Cheers!

[@GoldShawFarm]

One day! I’ll probably host a chestnut fest when that day comes.

[@SellingWhileSleeping]

Great video! Next time, you could try the tubes from Plantra, they come with netting toppers to protect birds from becoming trapped in the tubes. 🐥

[@l0gic23]

How do they otherwise compare?

[@1voluntaryist]

Forty years ago an old friend (from the '50s) who had a nursery told me he discovered trees grow faster, better, FROM SEED, planted without a prepared hole. The trick is to protect them with covers, like tubes or the mylar cones he used. He used old, cleaned X-rays (chemically washed to reclaim the silver coating). He formed the squares into cones, leaving a top hole and glued them. He also built a mylar green house. He found the sprouted seeds grew without work IF protected after one watering. They beat out his pampered nursery seedlings, the seed catching up to a 3 year old in one year and going ahead the next year. Don't pay a nursery! Sprout, plant, protect. Tubes or cones are reusable, forever. The cones, having a wide base, don't blow away, need no stake.

[@Wilderstead]

Interesting. We are just starting to plant a number of fruit trees and possibly some other types of tree. I'll definitely be looking into these tubes. The bird problem though...I'll likely attach some sort of netting to the top, as mentioned by another viewer.

[@TheDarksideFNothing]

They make nets for the tops of the tubes to keep birds out. Highly recommend.

[@cdwoodward1975]

To stop birds falling into your tubes you can place some loose netting at the top of the tube. As soon as the tree starts to sprout out at the top you can then remove the netting. That should lower the risk of birds getting trapped.

[@craigzie2594]

Do you have any trouble with it getting to hot inside in the summer? And do you raise the tubes in the fall to harden them off ?

[@savedbeliever]

It's now February 2021,,,, Did the netting work,?

[@sirrloin]

If you want those trees to REALLY take off clear the grass around the tree by a couple feet and mulch it. Grass takes a lot of nutrients away and you can sometimes double your growth rate.

[@GoldShawFarm]

The grass right near the trees hasn't been the problem. The mulch helps a lot with that. The problems is that along the swale, in-between the trees, there is a lot long grass that houses rodents. But I agree that controlling grass is critical.

[@donaldmiller8629]

@Gold Shaw Farm , The rodents are exactly why you want to encourage the Bobcats and Coyotes to be on your farm. Those predators will take care of the rodents as long as your poultry is well protected and does not present as an easier and better meal. A vole in the paw is worth much more than a duck that can not be reached.

[@monicareid8858]

Instead of tree tubes, I just make hardware cloth screen tubes and frame my vulnerable trees with them. For trees not needing such harsh hardware, I clip dead branches off pine trees and make a pointy crown around my saplings. The branches deter browsers, and make the little trees more visible. Best!

[@Animegypsy]

You can throw some compost around the bottom and discourage voles from tunneling underneath.

[@chickenfarm09]

How do you keep them from getting too hot and burning up the trees? I would think with all the extreme heat we have and how hot the sun gets that it would scald whatever is inside.

[@razpet20]

How do you take the tube off, once the tree has grown enough to form a canopy over the tube?

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

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[@stevewilliams3572]

Put a +in the top to denture them.plastic or wood dowels.

[@funnywolffarm]

I love what you guys are doing. Otherwise, I'm really just commenting to help you monetize so you can keep doing what you do and make some videos along the way. Cheers!

[@chickenfarm09]

I don't like the dead bird issue. I don't know why they would go down a tube. Maybe similar how they end up in a chimney?

[@johnterrance3075]

I'm trying to grow PawPaw trees from seed. Can you use these tubes to grow trees from seed?

[@creech444]

So are your Chestnuts one of those new varieties that are resistant to the blight? I know some universities are working on that, what variety is that. It's interesting here in GA hiking, you can find the old massive Chestnut stumps and sprouts still trying to come back. But they only get so many feet high before they die off.

[@GlacialRidgeHomestead]

Im curious if these tree tubes are holding up still for you?

[@bhavens9149]

Or hey Nancy's idea sounds great.

[@skywalkerstarbase8277]

Are the dead birds possibly good fertilizer for the trees? Have you noticed any increase in growth rate of the dead bird fertilized trees?

[@GoldShawFarm]

Interesting one. There are too many factors at play to say that I noticed a dead bird boost. I just feel guilty. I’m starting to add nets to cover them.

[@seangaul4618]

Secret stash!!! Awesome!!

[@Ullhodturdenweirmudg]

Have you heard of Ben Falk? He’s in Vermont too and uses window screens as vole guards

[@GoldShawFarm]

Ben’s stuff is awesome. I’ve played with the window screen approach a bit. I prefer the tree tubes because they off protection from both rodents and deer. On a large scale, it’s much easier to install one tube vs a screen and a fence for protection. I’m admittedly pretty lazy.

[@edmondsonoffgridhomestead8932]

Lionel Richie? Man you’re one cool homesteader!!!!

[@GoldShawFarm]

Ha...that one was for all you Commodore fans out there.

[@antonleimbach648]

5 years later and ppl still noticing this great song!

[@TheHoneystead]

Great video!!!! How many trees and variety did you plant?

[@GoldShawFarm]

We put in roughly 600 trees. They are an interplanted mix of chestnut, hazelnut, elderberry, mulberry, butternut, apple, Siberian pea shrub, and black locust.

[@GoldShawFarm]

We put in roughly 600 trees. They are an interplanted mix of chestnut, hazelnut, elderberry, mulberry, butternut, apple, Siberian pea shrub, and black locust.

[@donaldmiller8629]

@Gold Shaw Farm , An interesting mix of trees. The chestnut and butternut are going to be a long wait for production. May I suggest that you also plant some large berry patches ( blackberry , raspberry , blueberry , strawberry ) for a U-PICK farm operation ? It's quite handy to have your customers provide the harvesting labor and pay you for the opportunity . While you wait for the trees to be productive.

[@b.o.p.9842]

Is there any special winterizing needed for the tree tubes? I live in Maine and it can get 10-20 below. Thanks! Pat

[@jeffkittelson4869]

May have a weak root system from not blowing in wind

[@fullmoon4826]

what is the name of the song to the intro? :) new here, begun to watch some of your videos and love to watch how u're journey with your farm ect

[@matthewslayton8941]

Did you seed a grass mix of some kind on the bare soil between the trees and on the swales?

[@GoldShawFarm]

Yes...the problem was I think I ended up doing it too late in the year last year. Most of the swales now have a grass/clover mix growing.

[@Darrenbrown09]

Why im the hell are you growing black locusts?

[@kevingilvin7183]

The company offers a mesh birdnetar no cost for 48" and taller tubes

[@mannurse7421]

A guy who does window tinting for cars just gave me a bunch of free plastic tubes

[@RockingCHomestead]

Do you have any issues with Wasp or hornets building nest in them. That would be my fear. Here is Oklahoma we have a lot of those winged devils.

[@GoldShawFarm]

I haven’t seen anything like that. The only wildlife issues I have had are with the birds. And that one is bad for them, benign for me.

[@karlmeyer6573]

Thank you. Super informative

[@michaelsallee7534]

another option: try 3 tee posts and 3 1/2 cattle panels on a few. leave until tree can defend them selves (whether 10 yr or 30 yr) remove and reuse

[@GoldShawFarm]

That's a great idea for protection against deer. I think the voles could still get through that one though.

[@3FeathersFarmstead]

The voles will definitely still get through. Have the same problem here. We plant garlic and/or peppermint in a polyculture guild.

[@csakzozo]

Anyone know where to buy these in Europe?

[@davidmeier956]

Tree Pro sends bird net for all tubes over 48 inches

[@ryanfreije1156]

How far did you place the trees apart?

[@GoldShawFarm]

The trees are planted roughly 10 feet apart. That is closer than they should be, but it allows me to thin them in the future. I find that the biggest cost you have with planting trees is time...it takes time for them to grow and there is no money in the world that can accelerate that. I over-plant so if there is a problem or one tree is weaker than the other, I will only have to cut it down. I might waste a couple of bucks, but I won’t waste any time!

[@ryanfreije1156]

awesome, thanks!

[@bhavens9149]

little birds only need a hole between 1 & 1/8 to 1 &1/2 to get in and out, most rodents, especially your voles, wont get in a hole that is 18-24 inches off the ground. may not only fix that small bird issue but help increase beneficial birds in your orchard ??? maybe try on one or two tubes of the bigger trees? a lot of the smaller birds are very beneficial in orchard.

[@GoldShawFarm]

That’s a good idea. I might test that out on a few. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@johnwalsh3635]

Nice system.

[@GoldShawFarm]

Thanks!

[@bigsasquatch7027]

Why would you plant a mulberry tree? They invasive and grow like weeds in Nebraska.

[@razpet20]

I guess because he wants to harvest some mulberries?

[@PresidentLin1]

Tree tubes need cones at the top to prevent the birds from entering and dying.

[@gkevineady49]

Perhaps a small piece of copper wire at the top to discourage birds. I think they use copper in barn areas where they want to discourage birds.

[@GoldShawFarm]

That’s a good idea. I will test that out.

[@l0gic23]

@@GoldShawFarm did it work?

[@adrainm9521]

rubberband some screen around the top.

[@evephillips6701]

Interesting video share😊🌿

[@GoldShawFarm]

Thanks!

[@de8517]

Eve Phillips - Agree! I had no idea these tree protectors were available.

[@GoldShawFarm]

Enjoy!

[@kellyrosberg310]

Could u put sock on it or pantyhose