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Gardening

Major Nikon

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1. I generally never stake trees

Reply to onetexan (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 07:14 PM

Mar 2020

The wind encourages stronger trunks and roots. The only time I will stake a tree is if it is growing at an angle I don’t like and even then only for the shortest duration necessary.

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Seeking advice on planting crape myrtle & retama trees saplings [View all] onetexan Mar 2020 OP

I generally never stake trees Major Nikon Mar 2020 #1

whoa that's interesting that the wind encourages stronger trunks & roots onetexan Mar 2020 #2