New York ByDesign: Innovations

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“Natural Growth Partners™ (NGP) exists to unite people and nature for strength.”

Trees are the most effective way to tackle global climate change. Healthy trees absorb carbon, clean the air, provide oxygen, increase property value, and even cool the streets and cities.

Tree staking has not changed in 50 years, and local councils can have a tree failure rate of up to 15%. Wooden stakes release carbon back into the atmosphere and keep the tree in a rigid staking process, therefore not being able to ‘workout’ and develop strong roots for a healthier tree. It is a global problem that all local governments, councils, and commercial tree planters have.

Urban tree growth strategies are in relative terms more effective than reforestation. Why? Urban trees tackle CO2 closer to the source of its origin in the city. The U.S. Forest Service puts a $3.8 billion value on the air pollution annually removed by urban trees.

A tedious 5 year R&D and design innovation process with international tree authorities and all commercial stakeholders in mind developed the Tree Coach™.

The Tree Coach™ is the world’s first flexible tree planting and staking solution that is like a gym for young trees. The Growflex Technology™ allows the flexible stakes to move with the tree in the wind, which gives the tree daily workouts.

Why is the Tree Coach™ a groundbreaking world innovation? It transforms the planting process of urban tree planting by making it safer, easier, more ergonomic, and more sustainable. Tree Coach™ is universal. It is a gym for young trees that accelerates root plate establishment and reduces tree failure rates. It is made from recycled curbside waste, closing the sustainability loop, as the community’s garbage is used to grow trees for generations to come.”