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Staking a Bud

Monday, February 25th, 2008

When a tree is in the younger stages, one of the most vital that you must provide for outside water and nutrients is support. If you do not have a tree in some way, it could end up bending in a certain direction and growth extremely bent for the rest of his life. So, no matter what, you should always have some kind of support. The most popular method of keeping young trees standing is to long stakes into the ground on each side, and tie loops around the tree.

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