Staking a Young Tree:

When a tree is in the yg stages, one of the most vital ngs you need to provide it in addition to water and nutrients is support. If you don't hold up the tree somehow, it might end up bending in a certain direction and growing extremely crooked the rest of its life. So no matter w, you uld always have some d of support.

The most popular method of keeping yg trees upright is to put long sts into the grd on eit side, and tie loops ard the tree. Each loop uld be fairly loose to ow furt expanding of the trunk. Lots of people just have a st on one side of the tree, but s is not a good practice because it genery doesn't ow furt growth of the tree.

You uld only be stag your tree if you nk t wind and ot ces might be litery moving the b of roots win the grd. Your stag uld prevent of s movement, because s is the most harmful ng t can happen to a yg tree. It causes the roots to be in motion too much and not be able to properly get a hold on the soil so t the tree can develop normy.

Bee you st a tree, you uld be completely sure t it needs it. If you constrict the movement and growth of a tree t doesn't need to be teted down, you could harm it beyond repair. For example, the stag mechanism you use could cause abrasion or "rashes" on the trunk. This will happen anyways, but why have it happen needlessly? Also, stag gives your yard an unnatural look and can present a hazard people walg or running across the yard.

The stag process is actuy rat simple. Just t 3 sts and tie each one separately near the base of the trunk. If you use some sort of tet to prevent rope burn on your tree, t would be an even better solution. These can be purchased at any gardening p, and are designed to be friendly to the bark of the tree. It is much better to stick with these instead of bare rope, to minimize the amt of friction the tree endures.

When you nk your tree has been std long enough to stand on its own, you uld remove the sts from the grd as soon as humanly possible. Every moment the tree is constricted it is losing some of its vitality. As soon as it seems like the wind is dying down ard your area, look on the weat reports and see how much wind is ecasted. If the skies will be pretty clear a while, you uld at least temporarily t off the sts.

To wrap it up, you uld never deny your tree a good stag. It is a completely necessary ng to do in certain situations. It is very crucial to understand when those occasions are, tgh. Stag a tree t doesn't need it can be as damaging as not stag a tree t does need it. It might be beneficial you to consult an expert, and get their opinion as to whet your tree uld be std, and how long.