Why Tree Coach

Why industry leaders choose Tree Coach.

Tree Coach is designed around three clear priorities - because tree planting today needs to deliver more than just compliance. Better establishment, safer installation, and a genuinely circular material lifecycle, in one modular system.

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WorkSafe VIC Awarded

Solution of the Year 2025

Materials sourced & Made

In Australia

Materials

Recycled ABS, fully circular

ISO 20400

Aligned objectives

The Difference, At A Glance

Tree Coach vs traditional planting methods

Traditional staking is built to hold a tree still. Tree Coach is built to help it establish – a like-for-like substitution that resolves the limitations of hardwood staking.

Traditional Staking
Built to hold a tree still
Focused primarily on stabilisation
Single-use and multi-component
Limited root-zone functionality
Higher risk of planting stress
Linear material consumption
Short-term planting approach

Tree Coach
Built to help it establish
Designed for long-term establishment
Integrated establishment support system
Supports root-zone development
Helps reduce environmental stress
Supports circular material sourcing
Long-term urban-canopy thinking

Three Clear Priorities

Designed to deliver more than just compliance

Tree Coach and Natural Growth Partners are aligned with ISO 20400 standards for corporate social responsibility and support procurement objectives. Tree Coach further aligns with ISO 26000 and enables better procurement decision making to imported hardwood stakes.

Improved tree establishment

Flexible, wind-responsive support allows controlled trunk movement – encouraging stronger root development and natural trunk taper, in line with modern arboricultural best practice.

Safest tree installation practice

By eliminating hardwood stakes, Tree Coach removes stake ramming, splintering and the repetitive-strain and manual-handling risks of traditional methods – a safer, faster, more consistent install.

Fully circular material sourcing

Manufactured from recycled ABS recovered from e-waste and post-industrial streams, and designed for multiple reuses – removing reliance on imported hardwood and supporting a genuinely circular lifecycle.

WorkSafe Victoria Awards

Workplace Health & Safety Solution of the Year, 2025

Independently recognised for removing the manual-handling and stake-ramming hazards of traditional hardwood staking from Australian planting sites.

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Circular by Design

Recycled from e-waste, built to be reused

As Australian hardwood harvesting declines, wooden stakes are increasingly imported from countries with little or no forestry controls. Tree Coach takes a different path – manufactured from recycled ABS recovered from e-waste and post-industrial streams.

Every component is designed for multiple reuses and can be repurposed into new products at end-of-use – for a genuinely circular lifecycle that supports sustainable urban infrastructure outcomes.

Designed for reuse

Recycled ABS input

Lower footprint

Featured Case Study

Grices Road, Clyde North

City of Casey · Metropolitan Melbourne growth corridor

Establishment performance of 38 newly planted Eucalyptus mannifera was monitored over a five-month assessment under a structured Tree Coach planting and maintenance program – measuring trunk caliper, height, taper and canopy health.

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trees monitored, 5 months

Strong caliper development – not just height – is a key indicator that supported lateral movement and root anchorage are working. Six trees exceeded 100% caliper growth over the period.

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