Trees establish themselves quite well in normal situations. However, in special situations, staking, guying, or a similar system may be needed to hold trees upright until adequate root growth anchors ...

Question: We live in Tippecanoe county and need to transplant a tulip tree that is 2-3’ tall. Could you please tell me when the optimal time would be to transplant? I have read to transplant in the ...

This tree is properly planted. Note the absence of stakes, guying and trunk wrapping.(Howard Garrett / Special Contributor) Tight staking damages the tree's cambium layer and often does severe trunk ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Staking and mulching newly planted trees seems to come naturally to even the ...

Since fall is the best time to plant trees, here is information on staking new trees. The ideal is to avoid staking or guying trees if at all possible. What determines the need for staking is the size ...