What do you use to label your trees ?

[BobinCt]

Thx again for replies. All very helpful and creative. Again, it's something simple, but don't wana lose track of variety/rootstocks years down the road.

 

[greyphase]

Right now I use vinyl sidling cut into tags and written on with a china marker (grease pencil). I've tried every Sharpie they make and they all fade. I'm looking at some 18 ga. aluminum tags 1 1/2 " wide 3 1/2 " long and a letter and number metal stamp set as a permanent tag.

 

[Appleman]

I grow 15 different varieties in my orchards and have learned to identify them all simply by their tree form or structure, bud type, and bark color. The only name tag I have used is the one I pin to myself so when I get lost at the Walmart the clerk at the front desk can return me to my wife.

 

[aerospacefarmer]

I grow 15 different varieties in my orchards and have learned to identify them all simply by their tree form or structure, bud type, and bark color. The only name tag I have used is the one I pin to myself so when I get lost at the Walmart the clerk at the front desk can return me to my wife.

Not that good yet so I mark mine with the impressionable aluminum tags and attach them to tree cage. Sometimes the wind swirls the tags so much the wire comes off but it's not often. I know most of my trees by Apple type from harvesting and remembering the name but still need tags once in a while. Harder now with grafted trees since so close together and no fruit yet. I have close to 100 varieties so it makes it difficult as well lol

 

[BobinCt]

I wish I was that good. Most of my trees haven't produced apples yet anyway and when they do, I'll still need the labels.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Grey, post #22 - I used the metal stamp sets before. I can tell you if you don't have a solid " backer " behind the tag when you hit the stamp, you'll get an impression so deep it'll be hard to read. I used a block of oak as a " backer ". I wasted some tags and time before I got it right.:oops: Strike lightly ...... I didn't !!!! :(

 

[greyphase]

Grey, post #22 - I used the metal stamp sets before. I can tell you if you don't have a solid " backer " behind the tag when you hit the stamp, you'll get an impression so deep it'll be hard to read. I used a block of oak as a " backer ". I wasted some tags and time before I got it right.:oops: Strike lightly ...... I didn't !!!! :(

Thanks for the tip.

 

[andrew]

I have access to letter and number punches through work, I cut strips of steel off of Rake and corner trim and then stamped them with the type of the tree and the year, wire them to the cages and they last forever.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Grey - The oak block was the answer ( post #26 ). I had started with pine, went to walnut - neither worked - so went to oak for my backer. After re-reading my post, it sounded like the oak was the problem. Don't want to mislead anyone.