Ezee Tree Guards

[L W Woodlands]

Indeed, definitely gotta keep an eye on the Tubex ones, I find that the field voles bl**dy love them too, I'm always finding nests in the base of them, with the stem of the tree chewed halfway through!

[Deciduous Dan]

I have been working in a lot of farm/estate plantings from the 80s and they are full of plastic if the tree guards are not still on the trees they are all over the place or there are spiral guards grown in to them. it makes sense to me to move to biodegradables

[PercyA]

I've used a lot of Tubex and I've seen the Ezeetree product - I know which I'd prefer to install. I can carry 200 Tubex 60cm at a time (easily), but doubt I'd carry more than 20 Ezeetree. Installing Ezeetree must take at least 2 minutes per tree - Tubex 20 seconds. OK for the tree huggers and those only planting a few, but in my opinion there's only one shelter worth looking at from a contractor point of view. The new Tubex 12D product breaks down into dust - worth a look.

[ShooTa]

LW how are you getting on with them?

 

my concerns would be mainly once wet become vulnerable to squirrels/rabbits

[PercyA]

Just had another thought LW - the Ezeetree is made in China. Not so eco-friendly now?

[Gary Prentice]

Anyone read any research on the benefits of these shelters? Regarding enhanced growth rates etc?

[SteveA]

The Tubex 12d looks good

 

 

Typical prices here: http://www.green-tech.co.uk/Tubex-12D-tree-shelters/

Edited December 2, 2014 by SteveA

[Stoke Wood Project]

I wonder what they break down into?

[SteveA]

I wonder what they break down into?

 

Dust by the looks of the video.

 

Also found these ones made from potato starch.... which I prefer, and they're cheaper: Biodegradable Tree Spiral - Brilliant Little Planet

[SteveA]

Another biodegradable tree guard.... by eco ezee... (North Wales). I've requested a bit more info from them.... anybody used these or got any thoughts?

http://biocycle.co.uk/

Cheers, Steve