SUPPORT
Cabling Cables limit movement of limbs with weak connections or support heavy limbs 7-strand common-grade cable and extra- high-strength cable (EHS)
Eye Bolts Anchor hardware passes through limb with eye bolt Or amon eye nuts
Thimble Thimbles increase cable’s bend radius
Lag Screws When bolts can’t be used Lag screws No washer and nut Holding with threads only
Come-Along Come-along to winch branches closer together during installation Cable grip pulls cable for tensioning
Cabling Install cable 2/3s the distance from the weak connection
Cabling Cable pull in direct line with the bolt or lag Do not install in areas where sound wood is less than 30% of branch
Dynamic Cable System Dynamic cable systems allow trees to move with synthetic cables
Bracing Bracing is the use of steel rods in limbs Reinforce weak crotch Strengthen decayed area
Bracing Bracing used in combination with cabling, not a substitute
Guying Guying is the installation of cable between a tree and an external anchor to provide supplemental support Serious root defects but cannot be removed
Riverbanks Zip Line
Riverbanks Zip Line
Cabling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwD2QYtpK7Q Synthetic cabling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvbywJazMl8 Tree house https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOxGYzfhIHU