Yes. I've been impressed how well most of the trees have done. They were transplanted into pretty poor clay soil where crops aren't really worth raising due to that poor soil and small acreage. On top of that, we haven't watered, fertilized, or anything to boost them except for replacing the stakes (many of the wooden stakes had broken off or fallen over allowing the tube to bend) and cleaning out the tubes (dead leaves fall in and accumulate). I've about decided the tubes should be opened up and cleaned out each spring.

My first impression of those Tree Pro tree tubes wasn't great; but now I'm a big advocate for them. I think they work much better than those you might find at Menards, Lowes, and Home Depot. With as many deer as we have and as little time I have to do maintenance, I don't think it would even be worthwhile for me to plant a tree without the tubes at this point.

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