Patent ID: 6128851
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
A tree support assembly comprising:an elongated tubular collar having a top end and a bottom end, said collar dimensioned to receive and surround a tree trunk, said collar including two mating half-portions each having a pair of opposing, longitudinal vertical edges with an edge of one of said half-portions hingedly attached to an edge of the other half-portion, with the remaining edges being removably joined to selectively receive a tree trunk therebetween;a plurality of support legs integrally extending from the bottom end of said collar for suspending said collar a predetermined distance above the ground;a plurality of supplementary support legs removably attached to said collar;a secondary collar including two half-portions, each half portion of said secondary collar having a pair of opposing longitudinal vertical edges with an edge of one of said half-portions hingedly attached to an edge of the other half-portion, with the remaining edges removably joined to selectively receive a tree trunk therebetween, said secondary collar superimposable on the top end of the first collar;a plurality of arms removably attached to said secondary collar, each of said arms diverging from said support legs to support a tree branch thereon.