DouglasCorrell
Yearling... With promise
Early last October I planted a variety of Chestnut Hills 1.5 yr old pear and persimmon trees on a property in W Central Indiana. I installed 5' tree tubes and weed mats when they were planted.
The pear trees have exceeded all my expectation this growing season. Half are over 7' tall while all have grown out of their 5' tubes. All those pears trees were fenced as they grew out of the tubes.
My persimmon trees have not shown much growth at all. They do, however, look very green and healthy despite their early leaf buds getting totally fried in a late-April cold snap.
I've read/watched/heard very conflicting guidance about leaving pears and persimmons tubed past their first growing season. I welcome any and all suggestions from this board regarding whether or not I should leave these trees in tubes for another winter and for the 2024 growing season and beyond.
The pear trees have exceeded all my expectation this growing season. Half are over 7' tall while all have grown out of their 5' tubes. All those pears trees were fenced as they grew out of the tubes.
My persimmon trees have not shown much growth at all. They do, however, look very green and healthy despite their early leaf buds getting totally fried in a late-April cold snap.
I've read/watched/heard very conflicting guidance about leaving pears and persimmons tubed past their first growing season. I welcome any and all suggestions from this board regarding whether or not I should leave these trees in tubes for another winter and for the 2024 growing season and beyond.