Biodegradable Tree Guards
& Pine Weevil Guards

Biodegradable Tree Guards

Our biodegradable tree guards are available in 0.6m lengths. This design enables a 0.6m shelter to be fitted around a newly planted tree and if deer damage becomes a serious issue, a second 0.6m biodegradable tree guard can be fitted above the first to provide additional protection. A 25mm x 25mm stake secures the biodegradable tree guard in place around the tree. It is recommended that stakes are purchased at the same time as the tree guard in order to ensure the correct fit. Where it is anticipated that deer may be a problem, make sure to use a longer stake at the outset. Weed control, should it prove necessary, is easily carried out by sliding the tree guard up the stake - no awkward ties to release and refasten. The biodegradable tree guard provides an efficient, cost effective and environmentally friendly alternative to the plastic tree shelters currently available. There is no need to remove the tree guards as they are fully biodegradable, this saves on removal and landfill costs as our tree guards will break away and degrade into the soil. We can also supply biodegradable pegs for mulch mat & turf, as well as biodegradable mulch mats.

Please contact us with your requirements or for further details or to order click here*.

Quantity Tree Guards 0.6m Quantity Stakes 0.9m Quantity Stakes 1.4m

5000+ Ł1.00 2000+ 30p 1000+ 60p

1000+ Ł1.05 1000+ 40p <1000 70p

500+ Ł1.10 <1000 45p

<500 Ł1.15

All prices are plus delivery at cost, and there is no VAT to add.
Delivery will be charged after we receive your order and location.*
Please email us with your requirements before ordering to check we are able to supply the tree guards, as the manufacturer is experiencing production problems. Some tree guards are available, but the prices may be different to those shown.

Also available is our pine weevil guard:

The Pine Weevil, Hylobius abietis, is a form of beetle found in most northern hemisphere forests. It can kill a young softwood tree in 30 minutes and march up to two kilometres a day through tree plantations. It is responsible for an estimated Ł5 - Ł8 million worth of damage in the UK alone. Throughout Europe, this figure is proportionally the same. From the 1st January 2004, the ban on the use of the chemical treatment, Permethrin, came into effect in Sweden and other countries within Europe. The pine weevil has such a negative impact on the planting of seedlings that the level of replanting in parts of North America has been reduced until a viable, environmental solution to pine weevil damage is available. The Pine Weevil Guard will provide an environmentally friendly and high effective deterrent to the destructive pine weevil, protecting the seedling for the first three years, after which it will start to degrade into the soil. Complete degradation will take a further 2 - 3 years. Moulded into a distinctive elongated mushroom shape, the narrow end is pushed into the ground around the seedling, either during planting in the nursery or when the seedling is replanted outside, providing an effective barrier to the pine weevil. Physical dimensions of the Pine Weevil Guard are approximately 130mm long by 50mm wide (at the widest point).

Please contact us with your requirements.

* Note that the photographs show the prototype design, not the biodegradable material, and that due to manufacturing problems the tree guards will be supplied with photodegradable ties for the time being. It is hoped that the tree guards will soon be produced using injection moulding, instead of pressing, which will solve these problems.
We are currently experiencing problems with the supply of these biodegradable tree guards, due to production problems at the manufacturer, but hope to have them available for spring.
All measurements are approximate.

Biodegradable Tree Guards& Pine Weevil Guards

Biodegradable Tree Guards
& Pine Weevil Guards