For some reason I never bought a support for this little apple tree. I have one for the other one, but somehow never got around to getting a second one. As you can see this little guy is leaning terribly. I finally decided to be a responsible adult and ordered a tree support.
I generally don’t promote products on this site, but I like this product. It’s called Tree*Mate*O and is the light gray piece seen in the photo above. You attach it to a u-shaped post and it has a rubber band that wraps around the tree. I’ve had one for my other tree for years and it has been supporting it well.
I attached it to my little apple tree and the tree already looks much better. The tree was leaning so far over that I didn’t want to snap it by making it completely upright in one go. So, I’m going to wait a few weeks until the tree is used to this position and then I’ll straighten it completely.
Can’t wait to see some green in the garden!
That is a cool device for your tree. I should try that on my fig tree!