Tree ties for tags

[CRhode]

Here’s yet another thread:

Tagging: What do you do?

I stake my dwarf trees to 3/4" galvanized conduit (10’ with 4’ in the ground and 6’ above). I label the conduit with small swatches of aluminum flashing. I write on the flashing with an electric engraver. I attach the aluminum flashing to the conduit with hose clamps. (If this be overkill, let’s make the most of it.) I have room to record the variety, the size at planting, the date planted, the root stock, and the source of the scion.

Pic is here:

Are "Garden Markers" permanent?

The “flexible” plant tags crack, break, and fall off. I don’t like to tie anything directly to my apple trees, so I clamp some labels made of roof-flashing aluminum to the 10’ x 3/4" conduit that I use to support the trees. I write on the flashing with an electric “engraver.” [Fruit Tree Labels]