56 Table 1. Manufacturers of stabilization products and systems. Aboveground staking ArborGuy Arborguy Supply 29203 State Road 46, Sorrento, FL 32776, U.S. 866-272-6711 www.arborguy.com ArborTie Deep Root Partners, L.P. 81 Langton St., Suite 4, San Francisco, CA 94103, U.S. 800-458-7668, 800-766-8835 www.deeproot.com Cinch-Belt V.I.T. Products, Inc. 2063 Wineridge Place, Escondido, CA 92029, U.S. 800-729-1314 www.strongbox.com Gardeneer Mow-Over Tree Stake Kit Dalen Products, Inc. P.O. Box 30369, Knoxville, TN 37930, U.S. 800-747-3256 www.gardeneer.com Poly Chain Lock A.M. Leonard 214 Fox Drive, Piqua, OH 45356, U.S. 800-543-8955 www.amleo.com Reddy Stake Decorations for Generations, Inc. 2925 Niagara Street, Suite 7 Turlock, CA 95382, U.S. 888-333-3090 www.ReddyStake.com Stake Straight Dewitt Company 905 S. Kingshighway, Sikeston, MO 63801, U.S. 800-888-9669 www.dewittcompany.com Tree-Mate-O T-Mate-O 6921 Stacy Road, Charlestown, IN 47111, U.S. 877-854-5497 www.tmateo.com/treelc.htm Rootball anchoring Earthwing Bershire Products, Inc. P.O. Box 591, Sheffield, MA 01257, U.S. 413-229-7919 www.Bershireearthwings.com Duckbill Anchors Foresight Products, LLC 6430 E. 49th Drive, Commerce City, CO 80022, U.S. 800-325-5360 www.earthanchor.com Tomahawk Border Concepts, Inc. PO Box 471,185, Charlotte, NC 28247, U.S. 1-800-845-3343 www.borderconcepts.com Tree Staple Tree Staple, Inc. 139 South Street, New Providence, NJ 07974, U.S. 877-873-3749 www.treestaple.com Hybrid above/below system K & S Stake Arbor Products, LLC. P.O. Box 506, Johnston, SC 29832, U.S. 803-275-0958 www.ksarborproducts.com Appleton et al.: Tree Stabilization Table 2. A ranking of survey responses by manufacturers of tree stabilization products and green industry practitioners regarding selection criteria for tree stabilization products and systems. Criteria Short-term Manufacturer response Rapid and easy installation (34%)z Cost-effective (25%) Immediate stabilization for root growth (22%) Availability (13%) Long-term Safer and easier on the tree (6%) Ease of product removal (36%) Safety (23%) Trunk protection (18%) Allows taper development (14%) Other (9%) Practitioner response Immediate stabilization for root growth (33%) Rapid and easy installation (23%) Cost-effective (21%) Availability (14%) Other—reduce vandalism, strength, aesthetics (9%) Allow taper development (31%) Trunk protection (25%) Safety (23%) Ease of removal (15%) Other—reduce vandalism, species, aesthetics (9%) zPercent of respondents listing a specific criteria (manufacturer sample size 12; practitioner sample size 250). ©2008 International Society of Arboriculture
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