Temporary staking to heavy-cropping fruit trees

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Some fruit trees that are heavily laden with fruit may require temporary emergency staking and supports to prevent snapping of branches, or, worse still, total collapse of the tree, particularly with those grafted on to dwarf or semi-dwarf root stocks which will have less vigorous root systems

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Size: 5008px × 3336px
Location: Buckinghamshire, UK
Photo credit: © Barrie Sheerman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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