Tree ties, what should I use.

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Hi all,

 

I have got 16 well established "skyrocket" trees that are planted either side of an avenue in our cemetery. 10 out of the 16 are now leaning to varying degrees after the high wind a couple of weeeks ago. These are memorial trees so I need to get them up right again, but I don't want huge tree stakes that are visible from space to hold them up. They are all about 12ft high, and you can just about pull them upright by hand. I was thinking of driving a stake in at an an angle and cutting it off at about 12" and tying it close to the bottom of the trunk. Will this work? If I have to use full size stakes then so be it, but they really will ruin the aesthetics of the place.

 

Secondly, which is the best tree tie to use in this instance? Do I go for rubber belt type or do I use a nature tie or something similar. The tie needs to be reasonably strong obviously.

 

Pressure is on for me to get this done asap in case we get more winds, I don't want to lose any trees.

 

Any advice would be much apreciated.