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How long should I leave the guy wires attached to the tree and the “T-Posts” in the ground?

April 26, 2017attached ground guy leave t-posts tree wires

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How long should I leave the guy wires attached to the tree and the “T-Posts” in the ground?

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It is recommended to only leave a tree guyed for one to five years after installation/transplantation,depending on the size of the tree. Trees left guyed to long will start to develop a dependence on the structural support offered by the guy wires, and will not produce an anchoring root system. A concern also exists that left untended to long the wires around the trunk of the tree will begin to girdle, or grow into the tree trunk.