In late February I picked up two 3yr old Hybrid pears from Morse's West Lafayette facility. I was very disappointed by the root systems of both trees., Both were planted the next day. One has since started to bud and seems to be progressing. The other has remained dormant. It looks...
Any trees not already fenced will be fenced to stop browsing once tubes are removed. I can certainly trim the tubes lower and re-stake. Are there any downfalls to leaving pears and/or persimmons in 5' tubes for 2-4 years?
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...
Hi. I’m Doug. 50+ and in the process of moving permanently to my 36 acre retirement property in SW Indiana. This site has already been very informative.