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Do you have a reliable way to label your fruit trees and bushes? I don't have a printer and we have different varieties that I want to keep track of (for pollination, for propagation and sharing).

I'll be working on a decent map but our land is hilly and complex - lots of nooks and crannies - so that's challenging, and I'd love some kind of tag that can go on or next to each one. Permanent marker on normal plant labels are fading within a season for me.

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AU9913 1y ago

You can use aluminum cans. Different flavors/brands can map to something else or I think there are like wax markers that hold up. Just cut the top and bottom off and you can make strips or whatever

FiddleHodlHomestead 1y ago

Thank you! will try this

Ryan Salayer 1y ago

I saw a video once of some metal tree tags I believe. Much longer lasting. You could use a cheap metal etch solution to put the variety names on them

Majere 1y ago

Color coded marking tape can help on trees. Make your system of what is what and put it somewhere visible and protected from the sun (if possible).

Bill Cypher 1y ago

Electrical tape can be bought in 10 packs of the colors from the resistor color code. Easy wrap labeling of any numbers. 6 of the 10 are the rainbow in order and the other 4 are obvious dark to light so easy to learn if you don't already know it.

Great for labeling extension cords, antennas, and power bricks.

FiddleHodlHomestead 1y ago

Thank you! the issue is that it's many varieties of each type (different apple or blueberry plants) so I'd have to have quite a series of codes for the colors.

but thanks - I'll see if I can incorporate this

John Dee 1y ago

Stainless steel wire with an aluminum tag, engraved with a Dremel.

FiddleHodlHomestead 1y ago

ok, this sounds permanent. Thank you. I don't know if we have a Dremel but I'll check.

John Dee 1y ago

Rotary tools like Dremel are fairly cheap and handy to have around. I make the wire loops bigger to leave room for the branch to expand, but also check on them every year when pruning.

just one more thing 1y ago

aside from the stuff mentioned, you could also save each location in what3words and then tag each one there.

this way, you have exact coordinates of where your various plants are in a user friendly way

FiddleHodlHomestead 1y ago

ahh - that's a great idea. Thank you!

Maria2000 1y ago

I've used aluminum tags too, they work well when i'm consistent about using them.

FiddleHodlHomestead 1y ago

Do you carve into them (or is there a marker that will stay?)

Maria2000 1y ago

I carved into them.