Garden obelisks that stand up to wind, not just to a photo
An obelisk lifts a climber off the ground so it dries, ripens and photographs well. It is also the support that sells two or three at a time, every spring, for as long as someone gardens, which is a better business than one panel per fence.
Model TB-CL-320 · HS 4421.99 · Made in Jiangsu, China
A 1.8 or 2.2 m pyramid obelisk in treated pine, supplied knockdown with a ground spike and a stated wind anchor. MOQ 200 pcs, ACQ-treated or untreated, four slat pitches, quoted per drawing with the anchor and the carton cube.
Why buyers pick this line
The anchor is quoted, not assumed. Ground spike, base plate or two stakes with a cross-brace. Each obelisk ships with the one that matches its height, because wind, not rot, is how these fail.
Slat pitch for tendrils. 90–110 mm pitch on a 20 × 40 mm slat gives a clematis something to grip; wider and the plant flops, tighter and it looks like a fence panel.
Treated where it touches soil. ACQ legs with sealed end grain, untreated for indoor and food-growing, and the carton says which one it is holding.
Knockdown in a courier carton. A 2.2 m tower becomes a 1.15 m bundle, banded, one hardware bag, an exploded drawing, which is the only way this ships profitably.
Retail-ready. Header card with a planting suggestion and a treatment line; this SKU sells out of a pallet bin next to the roses, not from a shelf.
How the quote is built
200+volume tier
500+volume tier
2,000++volume tier
We quote from your spec sheet, not from a public list: face profile, species, finish, hardware, packing and
order quantity. Send a drawing or a sample and you get a tiered offer with the packing list and CBM per container
inside 24 hours.
30% T/T deposit, 70% against copy of B/L; L/C at sight for larger orders
Spec sheet: Garden Obelisk Trellis
Attribute
Standard configuration
Heights
1.8 m and 2.2 m, 45 cm base
Slats
20 × 40 mm treated pine, 90–110 mm pitch
Legs
4 × 32 × 32 mm, ACQ-treated, end grain sealed
Anchor
300 mm ground spike (1.8 m) / base plate or 2 stakes (2.2 m)
Fixings
Galvanised screws, pre-drilled, stainless option
Joint
Half-lap at the apex, screwed; no glue
Packing
Knockdown bundle, 1.15 m, 0.035 m³
Treatment
ACQ class 3, or untreated for indoor
Volume tiers (pricing is built from your spec, not from a list)
Order quantity
What changes commercially
200–499
1.8 m, ACQ green, bundled with header card
500–1,999
Two heights, spike included, printed sleeve, barcode
2,000+ / 40'HQ
Own-brand programme, painted range, mixed heights
Construction & materials
Materials, moisture and finish
Treated pine is the right default: cheap, straight, and able to take a spike without splitting. Larch is the upgrade for buyers who want an untreated-looking product that still survives outside. Bamboo is for the indoor and small-space tier, where the obelisk is a styling object rather than a structural one.
Timber options we keep in our local supply pool
Species / board
Where it wins
Watch out for
Half-lap apex with galvanised screws and a pre-drilled leg — and the spike packed in the same carton
ACQ green: the volume treatment, honest about its colour
Brown ACQ / stained: for retail shelves where green reads as industrial
Exterior paint: RAL or Pantone, primer plus two topcoats
Untreated: indoor trellises and food-growing projects
Application & compliance
How this ships and what paperwork comes with it
Obelisks sell to gardeners with a pot, a patio or a small border, and to garden centres that need an add-on next to the climbing plants. One header card and one pallet bin does the job.
TreatmentACQ, end-grain sealed
Retention record per charge; untreated offered for indoor and food-growing, and labelled as such.
WindAnchor specified
Ground spike, base plate or stakes quoted with the design; static pull test recorded.
FixingsStainless / galvanised
Pre-drilled to stop splitting; no plain steel in anything that lives outside.
TimberEUDR + Lacey
Species and harvest data supplied for the DDS and for a US PPBM declaration.
Treated lines carry the active substance, retention class and the EPA or EU registration reference on the label. Untreated lines are labelled as indoor or food-growing only, so nobody sells a bare pine obelisk as weatherproof. Species and harvest data go with the EUDR due-diligence pack on request.
FAQ
Objections we handle weekly
The answers below are the ones we give on the phone. Anything missing, ask on WhatsApp.
What stops it blowing over with a mature climber?
The anchor, which is why we quote it with the design instead of leaving it to the customer. A 2.2 m obelisk carrying a mature clematis is a sail: it needs a base plate or two 400 mm stakes and a cross-brace, not a 300 mm spike. We test a static pull at the top with the specified anchor and tell you the number.
Why 90–110 mm slat pitch?
Because that is what a tendril can grip. Wider and the plant flops and the customer blames the product; tighter and you have built a fence panel, which is a different (and cheaper) category. It is also the detail that makes the photo look like a garden rather than a crate.
Knockdown or assembled?
Knockdown, always, for export. A 2.2 m assembled tower costs more in freight than in timber. The bundle is 1.15 m, banded, with one hardware bag and an exploded drawing. Eight minutes with a screwdriver.
Can we have it painted to match a retail range?
Yes. RAL or Pantone on the actual species, primer plus two exterior topcoats. Below 500 pcs we spray to the nearest RAL and send a panel; above that we match exactly and keep the formula on your job number.
