Physical aids for plants to help bare their own weight and for some plants to provide an object they can climb up on. Use this tag with questions about how to build, what materials to use, how to maintain and how to attach plants to such objects. For example moss poles, bamboo stakes, etc. For questions about trellises use the [trellis] tag.
Questions tagged [staking]
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Is staking young trees helpful or harmful?
I frequently see small trees staked with some support twine or rope, presumably to aid against strong winds.
However, I've heard or read somewhere that staking small trees can actually be harmful, preventing them from building a natural resistance…
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Should trees be staked when they are planted?
Horticultural practices do change and research can be a driving force. It wasn't too long ago that standard practice to stake a new tree was a six foot T bar and and a strand of wire.
Should all trees be staked when they are planted?
How should…
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Pros and cons of different types of staking
I have got a 10 year old acer that leaned slightly towards a wall of a 2-story object, and on windy days it touches the wall, sometimes harshly banging its leaves and branches against it, and I would like to help avoid that to some extent by staking…
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How can I straighten this crooked tree?
The landscapers left us with this tree which is growing crooked. The trunk is still pretty supple and you can straighten it manually, but it returns to being bent as soon as you let go of it.
I have read many competing opinions on tree staking, and…
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Staking an Orange Tree
I have an orange tree that is planted in a pot. As it has gotten bigger, it has started to lean and now i am getting concerned. I don't want the weight of the oranges to pull it down. How can I stake the tree without hurting it or its roots?
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What is the purpose of supporting the tree this way?
I just came across this picture on Houzz:
Is it to straighten the tree ?
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Staking a Weeping Willow
My mother has always wanted a weeping willow and we have a nice spot that won't hold water, but the majority of run-off water from the yard flows past it. So I bought her one and planted it. I babied it for her all summer. It did great. Then fall…
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Should I do something about the curve in this sapling?
Earlier this year I was given and planted a few oak saplings. I've noticed that one has a significant curve. The trunk comes straight up out of the ground and curves sideways. The new growth since it was planted is going straight up, but it is not…
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How crooked should my young fruit tree be to warrant staking?
I planted some fruit trees on level ground about 18 months ago. A couple of them have developed a slight lean. I understand that staking is not necessarily a good idea unless there is "too much lean."
Just how much is too much lean? Is there a…
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Train young Desert Museum Palo Verde for better symmetry?
We had a landscaper plant a Desert Museum Palo Verde tree in our garden. However, the one they chose is lop-sided in that all the branches are on or bent towards one side.
Would it be possible to train the branches to bend the other way so the tree…
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staking tomato plants
How can I stake tomato limbs after they have been growing on the ground and heavy? I have most of the plant in a cage but some escaped and when I try to put it in the cage, it breaks. I am a new gardener!
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