Here’s a nifty organic garden hack tip about how to stop a fruit tree branch laden heavy with fruit from snapping or breaking under its own weight!
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Great Video
You could also reduce/pick some of the fruit that's ripe!
I love that you always get “straight into it”! No messing around.
Amazing the hack and the fruit too bad we can't just put our hands through the video and grab some fruit haha great video Mark
Branch crutch. I have a pear tree that needs one of those before it breaks. What kind of saw did you use to cut the brace and is it available in the U.S.? That's really nice.
great hack … so after it finishes fruiting, will you prune back that branch?
Nice. Could also sharpen the ground end of the brace and hammer it in a bit would be easy.
Very good video .
Good one mate.
Yup, I use the same method on my pear trees, I use crepe myrtle branches as they grow fast and straight around here. As most of these fruits are domesticated, they tend to need a hand here and there…….gg.
You're my hero. M planning to start my own as well .
Too much fruit – what a wonderful problem to have. Brilliant hack, Mark.
Nicely done.
Have you thought about marketing the "Branch Brace"? If so how much and what is the SWL ?
Here in Canada we call them "props". In the Valley we see them in use all the time in the different orchards. We use them on our own land.
I love the impromptu brace. We use it for banana trees too. I love your mandarins. I can't wait for mine to grow bigger and give me lots of fruits like yours 🙂
I suppose if you are expecting high winds a tripod made with 3 straight poles lashed together would be sturdy. Not fruit tree related; when I was a kid I recall Dad making a tripod out of logs to pull the engines out of cars to work on them!
Mum used a stick to hold the washing line up. : WE CALLED IT A PROP
Had to do this with my pear tree last year. It was absolutely LOADED.
Would be easier to tie the branches up to other branches. Not all trees are as low as your mandarin tree. Good idea tho.
Can't thank you enough for your videos. They provide tips but also inspiration. I have a two year old persimmon tree that has its first fruit and sure enough it is precariously bending from its main branch. And sure enough I just trimmed a couple mature trees in the backyard. Perfect! Thanks amigo!
This will work until the wind blows. The limb will sway sideways and the support stick will kick out. The support will also rub away the bark causing a wound on the limb. I speak from experience for both. A tripod will work better, but is more work. Also, where the limb meets the support needs to have a soft material in the crotch to prevent injury.
Thanks for the video. I've lost 2 large branches full of oranges this year. I will try this to save the rest.