PERMANENT UNDERGROUND STAKING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR VINES AND WEAKLY ROOTED TREES

摘要

A staking system for vines and weakly rooted trees provides a rigid structure having a vertical extension and a base at the bottom end. The overall length of the base is about half of the overall height of the vertical extension. The rigid structure may further include one or more branch members extending from the top end of the vertical extension. In use, the rigid staking structure can be fitted below a planting pot with the base extending out below the bottom of the pot and the vertical extension extending up through the planting pot. Tree stems or vines growing in the pot are braided around the vertical extension. Similarly, vines or branches can be trained to grow out along the branch extensions of the rigid structure to form an ornamental treetop. When fully grown around the vertical extension, a trunk is formed which conceals the rigid staking structure. Eventually, the lower portion of the vertical extension and the base are planted underground with the root system of the tree to provide a permanent underground staking system which is firmly anchored, concealed from view, extremely strong and long lasting.