Glossary term
What is Cabling and bracing?
Short answer
Cabling and bracing is adding steel cables or rods to a tree to support weak branches or splits so it can be kept instead of removed.
Cabling and bracing, explained for tree service owners
Cabling and bracing is a way to support a tree that has weak unions, a split or heavy branches. A steel cable is installed high in the tree to link branches, and rods can be drilled across a split or weak union to hold it together. The aim is to share the load and reduce the chance of a branch failing. It does not fix a rotten tree or promise that nothing will fall, and the work needs to be checked now and then. For a valuable tree, it can sometimes cost less than removal. A tree service owner can offer it as a specialty service and explain the options simply so the homeowner can choose.
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