Town Square Christmas Tree
Town Square Christmas Tree
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Don't know how I got selected for this but our agency is donating an approx. 40' tall christmas tree for the town square. The area were the tree is to be placed is exposed to large winds. I don't know have any information on soil Characteristics.
My first thought of how to support the tree was to drill a large hole (approx 1' great dia than base of tree) insert a culvert of the same diameter into the hole place the trunk into the hole and fill with sand/concrete.
I have a couple of issues with this plan.
1) how deep to drill in culvert to resist overturning
2) how far to insert trunk into culvert
Any thoughts or other solutions would be greatly appreciated
My first thought of how to support the tree was to drill a large hole (approx 1' great dia than base of tree) insert a culvert of the same diameter into the hole place the trunk into the hole and fill with sand/concrete.
I have a couple of issues with this plan.
1) how deep to drill in culvert to resist overturning
2) how far to insert trunk into culvert
Any thoughts or other solutions would be greatly appreciated






RE: Town Square Christmas Tree
RE: Town Square Christmas Tree
Dik
RE: Town Square Christmas Tree
RE: Town Square Christmas Tree
As I recall, the tree is set above grade and surrounded with soil.
My hat's off to you and your town for calling it a Christmas tree and not a holiday tree, winter tree, etc.
RE: Town Square Christmas Tree
On a more serious note, You probably don't know the strength of the tree trunk or the wind speed local to where the tree grew up. It is therefore risky to rely on the trunk for total stability.
While I've never designed such systems, the ones I've seen have guy wires hidden within the branches and fixed to the ground below. I'd guess they fix the the trunk at about mid height.
Hope that is of some help.
RE: Town Square Christmas Tree