Place the stakes in the native soil surrounding the tree, spacing them equally. “You don’t want the stakes to be within the root ball, or else it defeats the purpose,” Abdi said. Drive the stakes ...

I planted a new tree and staked it, but it grew crooked. What happened? Although it might seem like young trees need to be staked to protect them from the wind and help them grow correctly, this can ...

When I see trees being tortured by horrible tree staking, it upsets me. I hate the practice of leaving tree stakes, ties and guy wires on trees for years. After a year or two of being staked, the ties ...