How To Stake Young Trees

From The American Agriculturist, 1866

When young trees have their proper balance of root and top, there is seldom a need for staking them except in very exposed places. But there are cases in which it is necessary to do it, especially where large trees are moved. Two firm stakes are placed opposite each other in the direction of the prevailing winds, and about a foot from the trunk of the tree, or one stake only may be used. The figures show two methods of securing the tree. In Figure 1, a straw rope is put around the tree, twisted until it reaches the stake, and then passed around it, and fastened by a nail. In Figure 2, the tree is kept in place by two straps of leather or stout canvas, which are secured to the stakes by nails.