Tree Staking

What This Service Involves

Staking is meant to be temporary support, not a permanent crutch – done wrong it weakens the very trunk it is supposed to protect. We stake newly planted or wind-rocked trees low and loosely, using broad, flexible ties that allow the small trunk sway that builds taper and strength. In the exposed, wind-driven sites common around the Sound we set sturdy stakes clear of the root ball and angled against the prevailing weather. We also flag the removal timeline so ties come off before they girdle the tree.

Benefits

Steadies new or leaning trees during establishment; Flexible ties allow strength-building sway; Stakes set clear of the root ball; Sized for exposed, windy Puget Sound sites; Removal timeline flagged to prevent girdling

Our Process

1) Assess the tree, lean, and prevailing wind; 2) Drive stakes outside the root ball; 3) Attach broad, flexible ties at the low support point; 4) Set tension for slight sway and note a removal date

What Affects the Cost

Number and size of trees; Wind exposure of the site; Stake and tie materials; Soil conditions for anchoring; Follow-up adjustment or removal

Best Time of Year

Most useful at fall and spring planting and ahead of the wind-driven storm season that sweeps the Sound.