About Us

The Universal Trellis Clip was developed by an experienced apple grower named Ludwig Gohly to reduce the time and money he spent on his orchard located in Osoyoos, British Columbia. The original intent of the clip or “hook” was for apple tree support and irrigation lines, but it is by no means limited for this purpose. Our products are being successfully used for other fruit trees as well.

Since 2010, we at Evans Manufacturing Company have been producing the Universal Trellis Clip in Arlington, WA, continuing Ludwig’s business mission that farmers have the products they need to do their job efficiently when they need them.

In 2012, Evans Manufacturing bought the product line, equipment, and rights to produce the clips, with Rodney and Mary Long became the new owners. Shortly after this time, Rodney also developed and patented the Tree Guide to be a time-saving product to replace bamboo or string as tree training options. It has been a much larger success than we could have imagined.

Today, we continue to produce both our products in Western Washington State, and our customer base continues to grow around the country and world as our current customers spread the word that the Universal Trellis Clip and the Tree Guide have saved them much time and money.