Recycled tree guards

[Marko]

I plant quite a few trees each year which have been grown on from certified seed to minimise costs. The costs of commercial tree guards make the whole project expensive (approx 800 x 60p a year) but if I don't use them, the rabbits decimate the saplings within days.

 

I first saw the use of recyled milk containers as tree guards in Australia and have been using them ever since with great success. Having never seen anyone else do this in the UK I thought it was about time to share this simple but effective solution. A how to guide has been put on Tree Guards made from recycled milk containers

 

Hopefully everything is self explanatory, but if not please let me know and I will try and make it clearer. Any feedback very welcome.

[Johny Walker]

I plant quite a few trees each year which have been grown on from certified seed to minimise costs. The costs of commercial tree guards make the whole project expensive (approx 800 x 60p a year) but if I don't use them, the rabbits decimate the saplings within days.

 

I first saw the use of recyled milk containers as tree guards in Australia and have been using them ever since with great success. Having never seen anyone else do this in the UK I thought it was about time to share this simple but effective solution. A how to guide has been put on Tree Guards made from recycled milk containers

 

Hopefully everything is self explanatory, but if not please let me know and I will try and make it clearer. Any feedback very welcome.

 

i have 100,s of used guards are they any use they are the green type

[Marko]

I would imagine that they would be hard work to post so probably better for someone nearer to collect. Thanks for the offer though!

[Johny Walker]

I would imagine that they would be hard work to post so probably better for someone nearer to collect. Thanks for the offer though!

 

were u based

[Marko]

West of Preston, Lancs

[Johny Walker]

not that far away then if you want them u can have them

[combined tree services]

i worked for a company a few years ago and had the joy of plot maintinence which involved taking tree guards off of trees , rther than try to re use them they siply chiped them and sent them to land fill !!!

[David oakman]

If you cut the tubes off between the tie holes you can then reuse them again and again:001_smile:

[Saw-sick Steve]

Marko, been using milk containers for years now and like you never heard of any one else doing similar. In Oz,did acres of tree planting using the 2 litre wax coated milk and orange juice containers as rabbit guards:001_tongue:

[Marko]

Marko, been using milk containers for years now and like you never heard of any one else doing similar. In Oz,did acres of tree planting using the 2 litre wax coated milk and orange juice containers as rabbit guards:001_tongue:

 

As soon as I saw them in Oz I thought it was a great idea. Really odd why it never caught on in the UK. I for one could not afford to buy 1000 "real" tree guards every year even if I could eventually reuse them. The milk containers work a treat!