Tree Stabilization: Current Products and Practices

Bonnie L. Appleton; Carolyn M. Cannella; P. Eric Wiseman; Alexis A. Alvey

doi:10.48044/jauf.2008.008

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Table 1.

Manufacturers of stabilization products and systems.

Aboveground staking	Rootball anchoring
ArborGuy	Earthwing
Arborguy Supply	Bershire Products, Inc.
29203 State Road 46, Sorrento, FL 32776, U.S.	P.O. Box 591, Sheffield, MA 01257, U.S.
866-272-6711	413-229-7919
www.arborguy.com	www.Bershireearthwings.com
ArborTie	Duckbill Anchors
Deep Root Partners, L.P.	Foresight Products, LLC
81 Langton St., Suite 4, San Francisco, CA 94103, U.S.	6430 E. 49th Drive, Commerce City, CO 80022, U.S.
800-458-7668, 800-766-8835	800-325-5360
www.deeproot.com	www.earthanchor.com
Cinch-Belt	Tomahawk
V.I.T. Products, Inc.	Border Concepts, Inc.
2063 Wineridge Place, Escondido, CA 92029, U.S.	PO Box 471,185, Charlotte, NC 28247, U.S.
800-729-1314	1-800-845-3343
www.strongbox.com	www.borderconcepts.com
Gardeneer Mow-Over Tree Stake Kit	Tree Staple
Dalen Products, Inc.	Tree Staple, Inc.
P.O. Box 30369, Knoxville, TN 37930, U.S.	139 South Street, New Providence, NJ 07974, U.S.
800-747-3256	877-873-3749
www.gardeneer.com	www.treestaple.com
Poly Chain Lock	Hybrid above/below system
A.M. Leonard	K & S Stake
214 Fox Drive, Piqua, OH 45356, U.S.	Arbor Products, LLC.
800-543-8955	P.O. Box 506, Johnston, SC 29832, U.S.
www.amleo.com	803-275-0958
Reddy Stake	www.ksarborproducts.com
Decorations for Generations, Inc.
2925 Niagara Street, Suite 7
Turlock, CA 95382, U.S.
888-333-3090
www.ReddyStake.com
Stake Straight
Dewitt Company
905 S. Kingshighway, Sikeston, MO 63801, U.S.
800-888-9669
www.dewittcompany.com
Tree-Mate-O
T-Mate-O
6921 Stacy Road, Charlestown, IN 47111, U.S.
877-854-5497
www.tmateo.com/treelc.htm

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Table 2.

A ranking of survey responses by manufacturers of tree stabilization products and green industry practitioners regarding selection criteria for tree stabilization products and systems.

Criteria	Manufacturer response	Practitioner response
Short-term	Rapid and easy installation (34%)^{^z}	Immediate stabilization for root growth (33%)
	Cost-effective (25%)	Rapid and easy installation (23%)
	Immediate stabilization for root growth (22%)	Cost-effective (21%)
	Availability (13%)	Availability (14%)
	Safer and easier on the tree (6%)	Other—reduce vandalism, strength, aesthetics (9%)
Long-term	Ease of product removal (36%)	Allow taper development (31%)
	Safety (23%)	Trunk protection (25%)
	Trunk protection (18%)	Safety (23%)
	Allows taper development (14%)	Ease of removal (15%)
	Other (9%)	Other—reduce vandalism, species, aesthetics (9%)