Adjustable support system for trees

An adjustable support system for trees for stabilizing limbs and a trunk of a tree comprising, in combination:

• a stake portion having a tapered lower end and a planar upper end, the tapered lower end being adapted for penetrating a ground surface adjacent to a tree, the stake portion having a length of over 24 inches between its upper and lower ends;
• a support pole having an upper section and a lower section, the lower section having a substantially hollow interior with an internal diameter greater than an external diameter of the upper section, the lower section having an upper opening into the hollow interior thereof, the interior of the lower section telescopically receiving a lower end of the upper section such that the height of an upper end of the upper section above the ground surface may be adjusted to suit a tree for which the support pole is to be used and adjusted as the tree grows, an open lower end of the lower section being adapted to receive the planar upper end of the stake portion, the upper section having a plurality of apertures therethrough along a length thereof, the lower portion having a pair of radially opposed screws extending inwardly thereof for mating with two of the plurality of apertures to fix a height of the upper section with respect to the lower section;
• a plurality of support collars having a central hole therethrough for slidably receiving a portion of the upper section of the support pole, the support collars each having four radially disposed screws extending through the collar inwardly into the central hole for engaging a portion of the upper section of the support pole, each of the support collars having a peripheral flange extending radially outwardly from the collar, the peripheral flange having a plurality of circumferentially spaced apertures therethrough;
• a plurality of support cables each having inner ends securable to the apertures of the peripheral flange of the support collars, outer ends of the support cables being looped with rubber hosing disposed thereon for engaging a tree limb;
• a mounting strap for coupling the lower section of the support pole to a trunk of the tree, the mounting strap extending around a portion of an upper portion of the lower section of the support pole for helping prevent pivoting of the support pole with respect to the trunk of the tree to be supported;
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• a spring interposed between the inner end of the support cable and the support collar for permitting the effective length of the support cable and the spring to be varied as the supported tree grows, the spring being characterized by being biased against extension of the spring, the spring having opposite ends with hooks provided on each opposite end of the spring;
• wherein a distance between the lower end of the stake portion and the ground surface when the stake portion is inserted in the ground is at least 12 inches;
• wherein a distance between the upper end of the stake portion and the ground surface when the stake portion is inserted in the ground is about 12 inches.

An adjustable support system for trees for stabilizing limbs and a trunk of a tree comprising:

• a support pole having an upper section and a lower section, the interior of the lower section telescopically receiving a lower end of the upper section such that the height of an upper end of the upper section above the ground surface may be adjusted to suit a tree for which the support pole is to be used and adjusted as the tree grows;
• a support collar having a central hole therethrough for slidably receiving a portion of the upper section of the support pole, the support collar having a peripheral flange extending through the collar outwardly into the central hole for engaging a portion of the upper section of the support pole, the peripheral flange having a plurality of circumferentially spaced apertures therethrough;
• a plurality of support cables each having inner ends securable to the apertures of the peripheral flange of the support collar, outer ends of the support cables being looped with hosing disposed thereon for engaging a tree limb;
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• a spring interposed between the inner end of the support cable and the support collar for permitting the effective length of the support cable and the spring to be varied as the supported tree grows, the spring being characterized by being biased against extension of the spring, the spring having opposite ends with hooks provided on each opposite end of the spring.