Topic: Help please!

[Jill]

Planted my first tree - a snakebark maple - a couple of months ago.  This darn wind over the last week has now bent my little tree.  How can I straighten it (and get it to stay straight)? ::) ??? ::) :(

[Robert_Brenchley]

You could either guy it or get a long pole and shove it in opposite the bend. Then use string to pull the tree back upright. Take the support down at the end of the growing season.

[Palustris]

Make sure you use a soft material though to tie and check regularly for tightness.

[Hyacinth]

Make sure you use a soft material though to tie and check regularly for tightness.

Agreed. The wide velcro tapes are easy to work with.

[Jill]

Thanks guys and gal ;D  Will get my sewing box out tomorrow and see what I can find.  Poor tree, it's bent just above the existing rubber tie.  I could and should have put it at the top of the stake but we're only talking about 4" higher, and I suspect the wind would have inflicted the same damage anyway :(  I think the guy rope approach is what I'll go for, with ties at several points between the bend and the top.