To stake or not your young tree

Water and nutrients is not the only thing your tree needs in early years of its life. Proper support is what your tree really needs in addition to all other vital things. You don’t want your tree de-structured and crooked and to avoid that you have to provide it perfect support. Lack of support can cause your tree to bend in one direction permanently.

Staking properly:

The best and most tried method of keeping your tree vertically straight is to put long stakes into the ground on either side and attach loops around the tree. Don’t keep the loop too tight as it will restrict the trunk to grow openly. Never put a stake on only one side of your tree and the reason is that it restricts the further growth of tree.

Staking may not be necessary:

Staking is not necessary if you think that there are no forces that can shake the ball of roots inside the ground. But if there is strong wind and any other force than can do this effectively then you have to stake your tree. The ball of roots should not be in motion because it will make tree unable to properly get grip on soil and this will of course disturb the structure of your beloved tree.

Before staking be clear that your tree needs support or not. If you are staking your tree without any need you are not repairing your tree but you are harming it. Staking always causes abrasion or rashes on the stem of tree thus you always should avoid staking if your tree does not need it. Staking also snatches away the natural look of your garden and offer hazards for people walking or running across the yard. So don’t do staking unless you don’t have any other option at all.

How to do staking in best way:

Let us consider in detail the staking process. Simply take three stakes and tie each of them separately near the base of stem. If you are using some type of tether to put off rope burn on your tree, that would be an even superior solution. They are perfectly bark friendly and you can buy these easily from any gardening shop. It is the best alternative to the bare rope as it decreases a lot the quantity of friction your tree bears.

Don’t keep stakes un-necessarily:

Remove the stakes as soon as you figure out that your tree does not need any more support. Always keep in mind that every artificial thing you do to your tree causes some type of harm to it. You can also temporarily put off the stakes if the weather forecast is predicting low winds in your area. The aim is clear and that is give your tree as natural environment as possible so that it does not loose any of the vitality.

Well if your tree really needs good staking, do provide it that as it is really important in certain scenarios. So you should have well knowledge that when your tree really needs staking. Staking a tree that does not need it and not staking a tree that needs it can be equally damaging for your tree. An expert can be consulted to get a sincere advice in this matter.