Tree bags?

[Matias]

The airpots do the job much better than their imitators ime, but are way too expensive to throw away. I intend to recover and reuse my airpots. Possibly sell them with a deposit value on the pot, but mostly, I wanna be the one planting them to ensure it's done right.

 

[ATH]

I think the biggest hurdle is these pots would have to biodegrade in less than a season to avoid root issues. I like these air pruning pots, they are expensive but easily reused. Will try the tall seedling pots this spring for some fruit tree grafting I have planned.
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I don't see the point of the tall pots. Those look to be for pretty small trees. For larger containers, (#15 and up), I'd rather see squat pots - wider and more shallow. Bags even better.

I've tried a few different things, but without a well on the property, I don't have any automatic watering and my rain barrels run out when the trees need it the most. I'll try after I get a well drilled so I can set up automatic watering.

 

[Matias]

I don't see the point of the tall pots. Those look to be for pretty small trees. For larger containers, (#15 and up), I'd rather see squat pots - wider and more shallow. Bags even better.

I've tried a few different things, but without a well on the property, I don't have any automatic watering and my rain barrels run out when the trees need it the most. I'll try after I get a well drilled so I can set up automatic watering.

Those are definitely not for more than 7 gallon pots, but keep in mind that there is a significant gap at the bottom of those pots to maintain an airgap that prunes the roots that try to escape out of the bottom

 

[data farm 26]

How about a wooden crate made with 1"x4" soft pine or something similar. A frame of a cube with slats on the side but with generous spaces between. Line the crate with an egg carton like material. Once a tree is to be sold, nursery worker takes tree from airpot or bare root etc and plants it in the biodegradable container. Plop that sucker in the ground and let it rip, homeowner, arborist, anyone. Small cage of sorts on top, plus a grate over the soil, similar to the grates uoy see covering city tree root zones.

 

[Matias]

How about a wooden crate made with 1"x4" soft pine or something similar. A frame of a cube with slats on the side but with generous spaces between. Line the crate with an egg carton like material. Once a tree is to be sold, nursery worker takes tree from airpot or bare root etc and plants it in the biodegradable container. Plop that sucker in the ground and let it rip, homeowner, arborist, anyone. Small cage of sorts on top, plus a grate over the soil, similar to the grates uoy see covering city tree root zones.

Simple enough. I might try it with some of my grey pine. It does disinegrate remarkably fast when buried a few inches.

 

[ATH]

I've wondered if wooden boxed trees would work for easier transport. Make it so you plant the whole box and slide the sides out of the hole to reuse on another...but they are cheap enough it is not a big deal if they are damaged.

 

[Basswood]

I don't see the point of the tall pots. Those look to be for pretty small trees. For larger containers, (#15 and up), I'd rather see squat pots - wider and more shallow. Bags even better.

I've tried a few different things, but without a well on the property, I don't have any automatic watering and my rain barrels run out when the trees need it the most. I'll try after I get a well drilled so I can set up automatic watering.

Yeah the tall pots are going to be for bare root rootstock.

I've wondered if wooden boxed trees would work for easier transport. Make it so you plant the whole box and slide the sides out of the hole to reuse on another...but they are cheap enough it is not a big deal if they are damaged.

I’ve planted wood boxed trees. No major complaint from me other than they are big and heavy so you need the equipment to match. Probably a better option than B+B as less-no roots are severed. I’ve gotten some dismal b+b trees lately.

 

[Stumpsprouts]

Something that would be in the higher price range would be using coconut fiber mats as the material to build a baggy pot. Benefits.. flexible, permeable for roots and water, biodegradable but not as quickly as other materials.

The top could also be mulched with coconut fibers as cardboard and wood chips requires annual reapplication. This could be safe from the fool who does nothing to follow up on care after initial plant..

Of course, once again we are getting heavy processing equipment and supply chains involved into something to overcompensate for our lack of intention..

 

[SeanRuel]

Plop that sucker in the ground and let it rip, homeowner, arborist, anyone. Small cage of sorts on top, plus a grate over the soil,

Why put it in the ground at all? My first impression was you were basically talking about artificial nurse log- could be done with biodegradable erosion control sock wound up in a spiral with little tree in the middle- would largely be self protected against foot traffic and mowers by being inconvenient to step on- plant it high and it won't die!

 

[data farm 26]

I had a similar thought yesterday when I drove past a great big maple tree that had been planted in a raised bed many years ago.