The highest-quality sets of tree-climbing spikes will consist of metal and leather. Using steel in areas of stress, such as the connection between the shin pad and the ankle strap, will provide a ...

Whether you climb trees for a living or do backyard maintenance, tree climbing spikes will keep you safe, steady and firm-footed in all your arborist pursuits.

We recently used fertilizer spikes to perform fall fertilization for our fruit trees and two-year old evergreen trees. Fertilizer spikes are certainly convenient, but are they the best method of ...

ANSWER: Living trees should not be climbed using tree spikes when pruning. Only dead trees or trees that are being taken down should be climbed with spikes. The spikes will not kill the tree, but ...

Feel free to use tree spikes to feed your tree following the manufacturer’s label directions. Do this now in early February. Dan Gill is a horticulturist with the LSU AgCenter.