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Orchardman 7 (
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Fri, Dec 19, 14 at 18:36
| Please someone post a photo or tell me a way to permanently stake dwarf trees. |
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RE: Permanent staking dwarf trees?
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| I can tell you how not to do it; don't use wooden posts that rot out right when your trees are maturing and have a full load of fruit and fail during a wet, sticky snow, snapping your trees off at the graft union. I use a 10' long 3/4" hard copper water pipe, but it's a bit pricy. Galvanized conduit will rust out underground, you could use a galvanized 3/4" water pipe. Regular treated tree stakes like landscapers use will rot and snap. Treated peeler cores are more durable, but a bit big for individual trees. T-posts like in barbed wire fencing are also a popular option. |
RE: Permanent staking dwarf trees?
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| Thanks applenut! How exactly do you secure the tree to the post? I have always worried about using treated wood for grape vines or anything in the garden due to the chemicals they use to treat it. |
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- Posted by fruitnut z7b-8a,4500ft SW TX (My Page) on
Fri, Dec 19, 14 at 21:34
| I've used T posts driven in about 4 inches from the tree and 4-5ft above ground 2ft below. Then using heavy cord tie a figure 8 around both post and tree. That's kept mine on M9 and M26 upright. |
RE: Permanent staking dwarf trees?
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| Arsenic has been banned for years now in wood treatment, its almost all copper now (which causes some issues with galvanized nails rotting out in it). I use black poly tubes to secure it. That is, I used to; I gave up on wussy dwarfing rootstocks and plant on M111 now and forget about staking. |
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- Posted by Drew51 5b/6a SE MI (My Page) on
Sat, Dec 20, 14 at 0:18
| Treated lumber is the only way to go, Arsenic was banned like in 2003 or something. Long time ago! |
RE: Permanent staking dwarf trees?
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| If using the new copper treated lumber, you might want coat them in paint/tar or set them in concrete. Bare lumber doesn't seem to last very long. I have already seen cases of 50% rot in 5-8 years of ground contact. In contrast, I've pulled 20+ year old CCA treated wood that was still just as heavy and solid as the day it went in. |
RE: Permanent staking dwarf trees?
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| I use 4' rebar driven halway into the ground, and I secure the tree with galvanized wire strung through left over garden hose. The hose protects the tree from being cut by the wire. |
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