Tree cablingWhen a tree is rather large, among other situations, a loss of balance may occur and it may be necessary to help the plant to hold on well. For younger trees, especially freshly planted ones, a stake may be helpful. This is a pole to which the growing plant is attached. This method, which is more widely known, is part of the guying techniques. Its purpose is to ensure the stability of the tree while waiting for the roots to take hold, because then it will be able to stand upright without support. Thus protected, the tree becomes able to resist situations that threaten it, such as a storm or a shock that normally destabilizes it. However, there are countless opportunities to use guying. Without being able to name them all, here are some of them.
Problems of statureCity plants and rural plants do not grow in the same circumstances. In the city, a tree has much more space for it. It does not have to share it with several neighbors in a relatively small space, such as in the woods. As a result, it is very often flooded with light throughout the day. So it grows quickly, and the structure of the tree may be affected.
Thus, too much magnification of the head of the plant in relation to the lower branches can occur and thus threaten its stability. In such cases, the trajectory of plant development should be corrected, in particular by judicious combination of pruning and guying. |
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