Beginner Gardening: tree leaning over, 1 by Carolyn22

Carolyn22 wrote:
Tikijen

I believe your tree is larger than our Fringe Tree - anyway, several years ago our Fringe Tree was leaning to the right. Hubby, my adult son and a friend of my son, made a cut in the ground in the direction the tree was leaning to free up some of the surface roots, then tied a strap around the tree. My son and I pushed on the tree while my son's friend pulled from the opposite direction, on the strap. Hubby pounded a stake into the ground to the left of the tree and then tied the strap around the stake in the ground. This straightened the tree. I do believe there was at least one instance where hubby had to tighten the strap on the tree since we initially did this - it has been 2 years. Hopefully in another year or two we will be able to remove the strapping on the tree. It did the trick though without losing the tree.

Good luck to you.