R J Trees and Hedging Ltd Registered office The School, The Green, Biddestone, SN14 7DG, United Kingdom, Registered in GB
Company Registration Number 13563017 VAT no. 392152401
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Rabbit/vole guards (Tubex Easywrap) - recyclable rabbit guards
£0.45
10% off Orders over £1000+VAT
15% off Orders over £2000+VAT
Minimum order value (all plants) is £300+VAT
Free Delivery over £300+VAT excl Highlands and Islands
Please order plants in multiples of 25
Key Features
- 60cm (2ft) height
- need to be supported by a 90cm (3ft) cane
-more environmentally friendly than the traditional PVC spiral guards
-overlapping construction expands to allow the plant to grow whilst retaining good protection against herbicides, rabbits and voles
-twin walled for a better environment
-very easy to install and remove for recycling - you can drop off the tubes and have them recycled at no cost or you can have them collected (Tubex recycling scheme) at a modest cost
As an alternative we also have fully biodegradable rabbit guards.
Please contact us if you would prefer to order on the phone, have any questions or to discuss a discount for larger quantities.
Full Product Description
Manufactured by Tubex using UV stabilised polypropylene, Easywraps are harmless to the environment and in our view have significant additional benefits over traditional "bad plastic" PVC plastic spiral guards so much so that we have discontinued selling the traditional spiral guards and now only offer these Tubex Easywraps. If you are claiming a grant, please be aware that the advice is not to use spirals but this alternatives are acceptable (due to their ease of removal)
The additional benefits are
- very easy to install and remove for recycling (Tubex recycling scheme) and we think the Tubex recycling scheme is an excellent initiative
- the "wrap" design means that they expand (whilst retaining their height and shape) as the tree/hedging plant grows, to provide reliable herbicide and rabbit/vole protection
- the durable twin-walled design (with the best possible strength-to-weight ratio) has a vertical split which produces a natural overlap, enabling the Easywrap to provide a better environment for the plant, producing better growth and survival rates
It is thought that at least 25% of newly planted trees do not survive if they do not have protection from herbivores and that’s an enormous waste of precious and scarce tree seed, planting labour and cost of plants, so we strongly recommend the use of some type of protection on all new plantings.
Delivery Information
Free Delivery
For deliveries of orders over £300 + VAT, (which is our minimum order value) we have free delivery to all mainland areas nationwide. If you are in the Scottish Highlands or any of the Islands, please email us or call us and we will quote you a delivery charge which we will subsidise.
All orders are despatched on pallets and will be delivered to the kerbside. We will email you to tell you when your order has been despatched and that email will contain a link so that you can track your delivery.
You can request a specific delivery date when you place your order and we will do our very best to accommodate that date but cannot be held responsible if we do not meet it.
Collections from Ross-on-Wye
You can collect your plants by arrangement with our office team. Please ring us on 01989 552028 to agree a collection date. The postcode for collections is HR9 7TF.
As a trade nursery, we normally despatch stock unbagged (packed horizontally on pallets) but we can offer two bagging options.
Bagging Options
We have two options for despatching plants in bags (you do not need to have them bagged but it is advisable if there is any delay in planting and where you have large quantities, delay in planting some is inevitable).
- Very heavy duty black bags - normally used by farmers, landowners, landscapers etc
- Co-extruded bags which are white on the outside, to reflect sunlight, and black inside, to retain moisture on the roots - normally used by foresters.
In both cases, there is a considerable labour cost to us in putting stock into bags, and then the air in the bags takes up a considerable amount of space on the pallet which means that we get many fewer plants onto a pallet compared with unbagged stock eg for 1+0 seedlings instead of approx. 10,000 plants per pallet of unbagged stock, we'd only get approx. 5,000 plants per pallet if they are bagged. There's also a significant labour cost in putting plants into bags compared with loose packing on a pallet (which is the normal method for nursery to nursery sales). Given that we pay the delivery cost on most orders, supplying stock in bags is a significant extra cost for us for some customers and hence we make a modest charge.
You can specifically request black or white bags on the website after you add plants to your shopping basket. Here is a link to the page Bagging Service for bare root plants for farms and forestry – rjtreesandhedging. Please order the same quantity as the number of plants you are buying - the pricing for bagging is per plant rather than per bag.