MENA EXCLUSIVE – Verte Brace
Staking and guying systems are alike in many ways. Both provide temporary, external support to trees that are not stable enough to grow without excessive bending, partially or fully tipping over, or being vulnerable to unintentional vandalism.
Instability may be due to a tree that has grown too fast to remain upright without temporary support, a reduced root system, such as that of a newly planted tree, trees that have partially tipped during a storm, or trees in high-traffic areas such as playgrounds, near commercial areas or adjacent to footpaths or pavements.
Most of the time, newly planted trees will not require support systems unless external factors, such as prevailing winds, are present.
A tree growing naturally without human intervention is subjected to multiple loading events and these cumulatively contribute to its strength.
Staking and guying systems should be dynamic systems that move with the tree’s normal movement in winds without allowing the tree to tip, rather than static, rigid systems that become part of the tree’s infrastructure, denying the natural process of trunk and root building that accompanies such movement.
In most cases, support systems should be removed after the first growing season or one year after installation, but this again depends on external influencing factors.
