I’ve probably slept 20 nights in my hammock the last 3 years. I use nylon tie down straps as a sling and have never so much as broken off a leaf.
Stinking envirowacko Luddites.
Might you have a manufacturer link or name of your hammock?
I sleep every night in a hammock in my bedroom, strung between two wall studs. Have for about four years. Goodbye back pain!