1. Tree Support and Protection Systems Mark Wachter Resource Forester Missouri Department of Conservation Certified Arborist #MW-4340A

6. Splits such as this may be candidates for support with a cable and brace rod.

7. Splits such as this may be candidates for support with a cable and brace rod.

8. Heavy limbs may be candidates for cabling.

11. Left and right lag hooks.

15. Threaded rod with amon-eye nut (top); eye bolt (bottom).

25. Installation Techniques

26. Cables should be installed at least two-thirds the distance from the crotch to the branch tips.

27. The cables should be installed perpendicular to an imaginary line that bisects the crotch.

28. The hardware should be installed in direct line with the pull of the cable.

29. The hardware should be installed in direct line with the pull of the cable.

30. Cabling systems.

31. Hardware installed in trees should be no closer together than a distance equal to the diameter of the limb.

32. Only one cable should be attached to each anchor.

33. Much of the holding power comes from wood that forms after installation.

38. Nonrigid Support Systems

42. Threaded rod with nuts and washers.

57. In dry, sandy, or rocky soils, the cable should be forked to multiple ground rods.

58. Ground plate.

60. Questions