The pile is used to support a stake used in a vinyard. The pile has an axial cutout in its lower section and a hardened point for driving into the ground. A profiled central element (14) is fixed in the cutout and has radial legs (20, 22, 24) extending in the direction of the pile sleeve (12). The stake is split into three portions which are separated by the radial legs of the profiled central element. USE/ADVANTAGE - Support for stake in vinyard. The pile is of softwood and the profiled element is of plastics, giving firm support to wooden stake.