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Standard Vigilis Tree Shelters

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SKU 205565-996648
Weight 0.08kg-0.23kg
Brands Vigilis
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Features and benefits

  • Colour: Green colour. Transparency allows optimal light transmission to enable photomorphogenesis and enhance tree growth.
  • Lifespan: UV stabilisation ensures the tree shelter will last for 6 years. This is a recyclable product, and we recommend collecting and recycling at the end of its useful life.
  • Materials: UV stabilised photodegradable polypropylene, incorporating up to 30% recycled materials.
  • Construction Twin wall design: strong but lightweight construction with optimal strength to weight ratio. Laser/break line: Allows tree shelter to split, preventing strangulation.
  • Browsing Protection: 0.6m = Rabbits I 0.75m = Hares I 1.2m = Muntjac Deer I 1.5m = Fallow Deer | 1.8m = Red Deer
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Full specification

More Information
SKU 205565-996648
Weight 0.08kg-0.23kg
Brands Vigilis

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Vigilis tree shelter tubes are rigid, twin-walled, cylindrical tubes with a flared upper rim to limit bark abrasion. They provide a micro-climate for trees, help them to develop stronger roots, and provide protection from browsing animals. Our Vigilis treeguards can be used in a variety of applications including forestry, landscaping and on road verges.

The primary purpose of our tree shelters is to protect the tree from rabbits, hares, muntjac deer, roe deer, fallow deer, red deer and much more. The micro-climate provided for trees results in a stronger initial establishment and a much higher tree survival rate. These micro-climatic conditions also help to increase air moisture within the tree shelter tube which can reduce water stress, ensuring the tree can last longer during drought conditions.

Nests & Bundles: Recommended purchase in Nests of 5’s. If ordered on an individual basis tree shelters diameter will vary within the selected range.

Pre-fitted with 2 releasable cable ties. Allows for easy installation and quick release for tree maintenance.

The polypropylene twin-walled tree protection tubes are solid and provide protection from herbicides so that areas around them can be sprayed to deter weed growth.

Which tree shelter do you need?

  • Rabbits: 0.6m
  • Hares: 0.75m
  • Muntjac deer: 1.2m
  • Fallow deer: 1.5m
  • Red deer: 1.8m 

Benefits for plants

  • Increased growth due to the micro-climate inside of shelter (“greenhouse effect”)
  • Improved survival rates
  • Protection against animals and mechanical damage
  • Protection against herbicides
  • Accelerated plant growth helps to advance the first harvesting
  • Better localisation of the plant at the early stage of plantations in strongly weeded areas
  • Avoids abrasive damage on stem
  • Contributes to natural pruning at the full length of the shelter, permitting top-quality timber formation - this shelter is specially recommended for forestry use
  • Quick and easy installation

Suggestions

We strongly suggest that a high-quality tree stake is used to install the standard tree shelter. We have a range of treated softwood stakes from 25mm thick up to 32mm thick, and in heights from 75cm to 1.8m from stock.

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Technical information

  • Heights: 60cm, 75cm, 1.2m, 1.5m and 1.8m
  • Diameters: 73mm, 84mm, 92mm, 102mm and 110mm
  • Colour: green