Comments on: Tree Labels http://treetalk.mortonarb.org/member-talk/tree-labels/2625/ Fri, 18 May 2012 21:16:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jackson Clark http://treetalk.mortonarb.org/member-talk/tree-labels/2625/comment-page-1/#comment-7719 Jackson Clark Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:09:27 +0000 http://treetalk.mortonarb.org/member-talk-inbox/tree-labels/2625/#comment-7719 Thanks Bill! Thanks Bill!

]]> By: bdreyer http://treetalk.mortonarb.org/member-talk/tree-labels/2625/comment-page-1/#comment-7718 bdreyer Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:19:54 +0000 http://treetalk.mortonarb.org/member-talk-inbox/tree-labels/2625/#comment-7718 To start with, plant labels tend not to be permanent. Apart from theft, vandalism, and weathering they have to be maintained. At The Morton Arboterum, for trees we use stainless steel nails with stainless steel springs to hold down the label to the trunk. We don't have problems with nailing into the tree trunk. As the trunk grows outward, the nail will have to pulled out a little every 2-3 years. Otherwise the nail will eventually be grown over by the expanding trunk. So, someone will have to be responsible for maintenance. Here are some websites that I refer people to for sources of labels like ours: www.larklabel.com www.precisiondesigns.com www.awardsinternational.com www.myplantlabel.com Bill Dreyer Plant Records Assistant 630-719-2438 To start with, plant labels tend not to be permanent. Apart from theft, vandalism, and weathering they have to be maintained. At The Morton Arboterum, for trees we use stainless steel nails with stainless steel springs to hold down the label to the trunk. We don’t have problems with nailing into the tree trunk. As the trunk grows outward, the nail will have to pulled out a little every 2-3 years. Otherwise the nail will eventually be grown over by the expanding trunk. So, someone will have to be responsible for maintenance. Here are some websites that I refer people to for sources of labels like ours:

http://www.larklabel.com
http://www.precisiondesigns.com
http://www.awardsinternational.com
http://www.myplantlabel.com

Bill Dreyer
Plant Records Assistant
630-719-2438

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