Abstract: A tree safety device comprising a housing, a holder attached to the housing to hold the device to a tree, an automatic breaking retractor inside of the housing, a cable, with a first end attached to the retracting device and a second end extending out of the housing, a latch attached the second end of the line, wherein the retractor allows for the cable to be fed from the housing at a rate below a predetermined speed, but automatically breaks the cable from feeding out of the housing if the rate exceeds the predetermined speed.