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Green Hand said:
I'd be looking at this type of solution or a tactical one as described above. Many a good tree book will describe similar solutions.
I will be posting a similar question when I have pics...
What do you tie it in to? I'm looking to pull a 4m standard photinia upright by, perhaps, ten degrees. There's no lower branch union to get a tie around, and I can't see how any stake will support the forces needed to straighten it.
I'm thinking about going in from the front, so the stake is being driven in to the ground by the natual lean rather than being pulled out, but can't see a way of securing it to a bare trunk.
You can purchase 'screw-in' ground anchors that will take immense loads. Then you need a method of tensioning the guy rope, which depends on what you use. Gripples to are great if using wire ropes.
Could you apply the force down really low so the 'rope/wire' is almost horizontal into a ground anchor (not sure if that comes across clear) ?
Or like this will 3 ropes with 1 shorter to pull back on ?