The Universal Trellis Clip and Tree guide

Products that save you labor costs, and help you get the job done faster.

Affordable Orchard Hardware Supplier

Farmers are always searching for practical and more efficient ways to do their job.

An experienced apple grower named Ludwig Gohly designed the Universal Trellis Clips to reduce the time and money he spent on his orchard located in Osoyoos, British Columbia.

Evans Manufacturing Company began working alongside Ludwig, eventually purchasing the product line. Since 2010, Evans Manufacturing Company has been producing the Universal Trellis Clip in Arlington, WA, and shipping all over the country and around the world.

Our products are patented in several different countries. See our patent info here.

The Universal Trellis Clip

Our easy-to-use trellis clips provide a number of advantages, including:

Holds irrigation tubing
Saves time and installation costs
Requires no tools
Reusable

To start using our trellis clip in your orchard, order your Universal Trellis Clips today.

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Original Intent

The original intent of the clip was for apple tree support and irrigation lines, but it is by no means limited to this purpose. Our products are being successfully used on other fruit trees, along with berry canes and vines.

We manufacture two different sizes, a small and a large. The wire used for the hooks is zinc plated, bonding to the base metal at the atomic level. Because of this, the clips are corrosion resistant for many years, even in wet climates.

Tree Guides

In addition to trellis clips, we also manufacture a series of patented tree guides. We have several different options

Some of the advantages of our tree guides:

Provides a stiff, but flexible support for the training of young branches or trees
Saves time and installation costs
Custom lengths can be ordered based on your orchard’s requirements
Unlike bamboo, they don’t degrade over time.
Unlike string, they are very easy to install.
Reusable
Available in several different styles based on your needs: See our videos page for more information.

Our Four Types of Tree Guide

Type A: Loose Fit – Install video >

Our Type A tree guides have a gap at the top that allows you to easily snap them into position on your trellis wire. This guide should be installed on the same side of the trellis wire as the tree and no tools are required for installation.

This guide pairs easily with our Universal Trellis Clip, with the clip going around the guide and tree. Once your tree reaches the top of your guide, simply twist and pull your guide off the trellis wire and reinstall it on a new planting.

Type B: Firm Fit – Install video >

Our Type B orchard hardware features a tighter fit than our Type A guides. These guides are designed to stay in place for the entire life of the tree, so are secure, firm, and lock in place.

This piece of apple orchard supplies needs to be installed on the opposite side of the trellis wire as the tree and should be locked in place by looping one end of our Universal Trellis Clip around both the wire and the guide.

Type C: Extended Fit – Install video >

Our extended fit tree guide is ideal for taller trees that require support throughout the duration of their life. Because this guide is so long, it needs to be attached to the trellis wire in three places and is locked in place using the same trellis clip method described in the Type B description.

In addition to height and locking requirements, another difference between our Type C orchards hardware and our Type A & B guides is that Type C guides lack the snap-in-place loop at the top of the guide. Instead, this guide has a loop in the middle that hangs off the middle trellis wire. This provides stronger support throughout the guide and helps the wire hold up under the weight of apples.

Type D: Hail Netting – Install video >

Our Hail Netting tree guide is nearly identical in design and installation to our Type C guides. The only difference is that our Hail Netting orchard supplies come with a loop at the top to provide support for orchard hail netting.

For all your orchard supply needs, contact Evans today or Order Now.