All Plantra Tree Tubes require a planting stake to remain upright and turgid against wind and gravity. Plantra offers two different types of stakes- bamboo or oak- that each have different benefits and drawbacks. Read below to see the highlighted differences:
Bamboo
Oak
Pros:
Pros:
Inexpensive to buy
Domestically produced and sold
Inexpensive to ship
Requires less maintenance and repair
Produced from quickly renewable resource
Produced from a renewable resource
Naturally decays in 2-3 years
Naturally decays
Does not warp in storage or field
Does not splinter or shatter
No cross grain so does not snap
Strong enough to work in rocky soils
Easy to drive into ground with hands
Flat sides prevent rotation of tube in wind
Can be driven into ground with hammer
Cons:
Cons:
Breaks when driven into rocky soil
Heavy
Breaks when driven into sun-baked clay soil
Expensive to ship in smaller quantities
Cannot be milled to a point so doesn't drive true
Can warp in storage
Cracks in storage
Round stakes allow tube to rotate on windy sites
Cracks when hit with a hammer
Choosing height of stake based on height of Tree Tube and style
