What can I say

[Mark Bolam]

34 minutes ago, Tom Richards said:

Probably not paid peanuts judging by the size of the trees but definitely got monkeys mark !

Sorry Tom, I purely meant the planting gang, not the trees!

[Mark Bolam]

14 minutes ago, dan blocker said:

Are they possibly there as a bracing system? One photo shows a steel hawser with a made off eye, left in place till tree established then ratchet strap loosened off and possibly pulled out. As Mick say ratchet strap won’t stop root growing(they’ll grow around it) but will stop base of trunk developing much the same as a girdled root

I know what you’re saying Dan, and some systems do remain in the ground, but I still think this is just a good old fashioned balls-up!

 

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[dan blocker]

3 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

I know what you’re saying Dan, and some systems do remain in the ground, but I still think this is just a good old fashioned balls-up!

 

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I’m not saying it’s right Mark, I agree with you, it’s poor post planting management! Another case of plant and forget. They’ve gone to the trouble of quality irrigation, and it’s probably cost a lot of money? - wasted🙄. Councils, developers do it all the time. Just ticking boxes.

 

[Mick Dempsey]

According to that vid it’s how this system works.
Or am I wrong? 
Not a hill I want to die on but it looks like this platypus system is being used.

[Mark Bolam]

Could be some kind of none copyright affecting variant Mick, you may have a point.

[Will C]

I’ve seen similar done with fencing gripples before. Ground anchors aren’t new but I’ve not seen it done with ratchet straps.

[dan blocker]

Can’t see why these young trees would want aerating anyway, looking at the small area of grass it’s not as if there’s lots of foot traffic or animals in the area of the root system( better phots would help). One tree as had the turf removed which would help, the fact that the watering system is open doesn’t help cos that speeds up the drying out of the ground, especially this summer with the extreme heat, they should be sealed. Remove the ratchets if the trees are established. Don’t think the planters can be blamed in this instance, unless there’s a maintenance contract linked with the planting🤔.