WANT to know what our sustainable tree-shelters look like after three years in the wild? The shelter pictured was used with a cherry tree planted in September 2020.
Three years on, and it’s still very much intact, protecting the tree, and looking very much like it has at least a few more years left in it before it biodegrades.
With tree-planting season very much around the corner, have you considered our plastic-free tree-shelters for your up-coming tree-planting projects?….
Sirane developed the eco tree-shelter as a sustainable, recyclable and compostable alternative to the plastic-guards commonly used to protect young trees.
Our Earthboard tree-shelters use a unique water-resistant board, which is additionally coated to give all the properties required to last outside for many years.
As the photos show, this time period is at least three years – with more to come.
Ross Griffin, director of board products, said: “The cherry tree was planted on an exposed site adjacent to our car park in Telford, Shropshire. Three years on, although it is showing obvious signs of having been outside, it is still very much intact.
“These eco-tree shelters can survive outside for years, and they are completely free of any plastics. There really is no reason to be putting plastic guards around trees.
“There are other advantages too – they are supplied flat, so easy to carry to the planting site, because they are supplied flat we can fit thousands on a pallet, and they also don’t need to be collected in – they will eventually break down and biodegrade.”
Here’s not just one, not two, but 18 very good reasons to choose our tree-shelters.
- UK manufactured – made in Telford at our board conversion site
- Plastic-free tree-shelter solution
- Our eco tree-shelters are PLA-free
- Made from the most sustainable and recycled materials from managed forests
- Additional barrier coating is vegetable/plant based and food safe
- Our eco tree-shelters are biodegradable
- Fully recyclable in the paper waste stream / kerbside collectable.
- Shipped flat-packed in pallet boxes with up to 2,000 per pallet – as many as 96,000 tree-shelters can be shipped on one lorry.
- Easy to assemble and stake with no need to kneel on the ground
- No plastic or tricky cable ties are needed
- Easy to carry more out in one go in a backpack or bag for planting.
- No need to collect at end of life – can be left in situ
- Test sites show excellent comparative results for tree growth versus plastic guards
- Proven for over 3 and a half years in situ, expectation 5 years plus
- Various sizes available for young trees 60cm / 75cm / 120cm. We also offer shub-guards and hedgerow guards
- Competitively priced tree-shelter solution
- Our eco tree-shelters are Ideal for companies and organisations wanting to get involved in planting trees and carbon off-setting
- NEW brandable options for brands and organisations wanting to engage with communities, enhance marketing, advertise for years etc. We can print anything from a logo up to full colour, fully branded tree-shelters
Our tree-guards are supplied in green as standard – but could be supplied in almost any colour – and can also be supplied with custom printing/branding if required.
Standard sizes are 60x10x10, 75x10x10, 120x10x10, and 150x10x10. We also offer shrub guards – 60x15x15 (also used for some faster-growing trees) and recently added a smaller hedgerow guard which is 45, 60 or 75x5x5.
Sirane is an innovative packaging development company with divisions in horticulture, food packaging, medical & healthcare and industrial. We have expertise in board (including eco-friendly), absorbency and bags, pouches and films.
For more information, email Corissa Haycock at [email protected] or visit our dedicated eco tree-shelters website which is www.ecotreeshelters.com
