A protective tree tube has an elongated hollow body that is made of a biodegradable material, and has holes formed in the wall of the tube. The tube can be filled, at a bottom portion, with drainage material, and on top of the drainage material a planting material can be provided in which the root ball of a tree is placed. Upon placing the protective tree tube with the tree into a planting hole, the protective tree tube ca be buried and thereafter the tree will commence forming new rootage and become established.

A device and a method for bagging a fruit or a vegetable on a tree, the device includes two arms of a hoop shape profile to which are provided spaced apart fasteners on inner surfaces thereof. A bag at its opening periphery can be releasably mounted to the two arms through the fasteners. The bag has a drawstring with a lock, wherein the lock is immobilized in a cutout provided in the device and a leading end of the drawstring passing through the lock can extend further. A loop of the leading end of the drawstring is hooked to a hook that is coupled to a cord. The cord can be pulled to tighten the drawstring and thus the opening of the bag.

A structural cell system for supporting hardscape, allowing tree root growth, and managing stormwater underneath the hardscape. The system may include: a base having a plurality of receptacles and a plurality of support members interconnecting the receptacles; a plurality of legs each sized and shaped to be attachable to the base within one of the receptacles so as to extend from the base, and to be attachable to another of the legs so that pairs of legs attached to each other collectively extend from the base; and a top attachable to the legs. Outer edges of the base, the top, and the legs attached thereto define a volume, and are configured to support at least that portion of the hardscape overlying the top as well as a commercial vehicle traffic load thereon, while maintaining soil in a substantially uncompacted state throughout at least approximately ninety percent of the volume.

The present invention is a flexible container to house a root ball of a plant and method of using the same. The container comprises a fabric sack, a securing ring and draw string. The fabric sack has an enclosed base and an open top that is folded over forming a narrow tubular aperture. The sack is made of a fabric having a mesh that inhibits or interferes with the life cycle of pests that infect or attempt to infect the root ball of the plant. The securing ring has a central aperture able to receive the stalk of the plant, an outer edge having a groove, an inner edge and an opening extending from the outer edge to the inner edge. The draw string is fitted through the narrow tubular aperture of the sack to enable the sack to be closed about the securing ring's outer edge groove.

A spliced tree skirt is disclosed in the present invention, which is formed by connecting a plurality of tree skirt members to each other, and further includes a connecting assembly. The connecting assembly includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member. The tree skirt members each include a first surface and a second connecting member, and the first connecting member or the second connecting member is arranged on the first surface or the second surface, so as to form a tree skirt that is spliced by lapping end to end sequentially or fitting sequentially. The spliced tree skirt of the present invention is assembled from a plurality of tree skirt members of substantially the same size, which is small in size in a disassembled state, easy to package and transport, and has a good visual appearance and function after assembly.

A plant cover apparatus includes a bag having an interior encompassed by a wall that extends from a top end of the bag and tapers inwardly to a bottom end of the bag. The bottom end includes a rim that laterally circumscribes a plant-receiving opening formed through the bag. The bag has a slot that extends vertically from the opening through the wall. The slot includes opposed margins having cooperatively interlocking parts that can temporarily be joined and separated to increase the size of the opening. The bag may be vertically suspended from a support member positioned next to the plant. An exterior perimeter of the bag may be rigid enough to help the bag maintain its shape when suspended.

A tree cultivation device having a hollow frustoconical body configured for receiving and enclosing a tree base therein. The frustoconical body including (i) a base of the device configured for positioning on a ground or potting surface adjacent to a tree base, (ii) a top end configured to receive a portion of a tree trunk therethrough; (iii) a plurality of troughs formed within an outer surface of the hollow frustoconical body that are positioned between the base and top end of the device; and (iv) an open and closable slit that continuously extends on the hollow frustoconical body from the top end of the device to the base so that a tree base may be received internally within the hollow frustoconical body of the device.

The present invention relates to a tree watering and fertilizing apparatus that can be used to irrigate and fertilize the base of a tree and to protect the roots thereof. The present invention comprises a tree ring having a bottom half that serves as a root harrier and a top half that serves as a barrier to retain water around a tree while the water percolates to the root system of the tree. An inlet fitting is attached to a water supply and directs water into an irrigation valve that is in fluid communication with a fertilizer dispenser. As the water flows through the irrigation valve and out a distribution fitting, the water flow siphons fertilizer from the fertilizer dispenser and mixes it with the water before it is released through a distribution fitting to irrigate the base of a tree or shrub.

A flat flexible mirrored disk with portions removed to allow transformation into a conical mirror that can be placed around and removed from a plant's stalk. Conical mirror redirects wasted light back into plant canopy.

This application is for a System for Warning of Excess Water Saturation of a Root Ball. The System for Warning of Excess Water Saturation of a Root Ball can indicate historical and real-time water levels within a soil. For example, the System for Warning of Excess Water Saturation of a Root Ball can detect water levels within the soil for a planting pit so that a user can be informed of the soil saturation conditions and appropriately react. A method for installing and customizing such a system is also described. A method for measuring and calculating the percolation rate of the soil is also described.