A fork that is starting to open never closes again on its own, but the tree is not lost. Cabling links the main limbs with a flexible strap that takes up the load when the wind pushes.
Climbing arborist
French national specialist certificate in tree pruning and care, 2014
4.9/5 from 38 Google reviews, as of 15 October 2026
As of 15 October 2026
Quote after a site visit
South Finistère
Local service
Securing rather than felling, when the structure allows
The tension is adjusted, the strap is replaced
Flexible straps go around the main limbs
A split fork does not knit back together
Depending on the diameter and the number of anchor points
Professional services tailored to your needs
Dynamic cables that move with the tree's natural sway.
For marked weaknesses that need firm support.
Rigid bars between close-set limbs to stop them spreading apart.
Preventing forks from splitting apart.
A tree that will not be replaced in your lifetime is worth securing.
One visit a year: strap tension, condition of the bark, movement in the fork.
The price of cabling depends on the diameter of the tree and the number of anchor points. The quote follows a site visit, travel included. Allow about fifteen days before fitting, and a month between December and February.
Maxime Caradec, a climbing arborist who has held the CS TSA (French national specialist certificate in tree pruning and care) since 2014. A cable carries the safety of a tree you are keeping: it is an arborist’s job.
That is decided in front of the tree, not over the phone. Storm emergencies are handled 7 days a week, within 30 km of Fouesnant.
A cable links two parts of the framework so that if one breaks, it does not take the other with it. It repairs nothing; it holds.
It is fitted on a trunk that divides low into two limbs of equal strength, with included bark at the bottom of the fork. Also on a heavy limb that is starting to open, or on a multi-stemmed tree where one stem leans out a little further each year.
It is useless on a trunk that is hollow along its whole height, since the load-bearing wood is missing, and on a dead tree. When the doubt is about the tree's health rather than its mechanics, the assessment comes before fitting.
Securing rather than felling, when the structure allows
The tension is adjusted, the strap is replaced
Flexible straps go around the main limbs
A split fork does not knit back together
Depending on the diameter and the number of anchor points
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Handled 7 days a week
The garden is left clean
Everything you need to know before contacting us
Cabling is recommended when a tree is at risk of breaking but remains viable: weak forks, multiple stems, heavy limbs, trees leaning after a storm.
A cable is checked once a year: is the strap marking the bark, is the tension holding, has the fork moved? How long it actually lasts depends on the hardware, the species and how fast the tree grows.
No. The strap goes around the main limbs without squeezing, and it moves with the tree instead of locking it. Nothing is drilled, nothing is screwed into the wood.
It depends on the diameter of the trunk and the number of anchor points to fit. A fork opening by two centimetres and a fork already split do not need the same system, hence the visit before the quote.
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Describe the tree in two lines. The quote is sent within 72 hours of the visit. Allow a week from December to February.
After a site visit. Maxime replies in writing, by WhatsApp or email.
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Send a photo of the tree on WhatsApp. The quote follows a site visit, with no obligation.
