Melcourt Ornamental Bark Chippings Mulch

The Melcourt Ornamental Bark Mulch is a great looking, long last bark from the deluxe range. The Melcourt Ornamental Bark Mulch is a high performance mulch suitable for a wide range of smaller-scale professional and domestic landscape applications, where a neat, decorative finish is required.

Melcourt Ornamental Bark Chippings Mulch Specification

• Nominal particle size range 5 to 35mm
• Naturally acidic
• Free flowing and easy to handle
• Rich mid-brown in colour
• Long effective service life of 2 years plus
• Fire resistant characteristics, confirmed by testing in accordance with BS 4790:1987, make Melcourt Ornamental Bark Mulch particularly useful in areas of potential fire risk, e.g. car parks, vehicle fuel filling stations, adjacent to offices and pedestrian walk ways, housing estates etc
• Processed from natural, sustainably produced British pine, Douglas Fir and larch bark
• RHS endorsed (when sold in 60 litre bags)
• 100% peat free
• Hostile living environment for pests
• Suppresses weed growth replacing expensive shrub bed hoeing and chemical weed-killing
• Conserves soil moisture, minimising drought stress and plant death and eliminating the need for excessive plant watering
• Substantially enhances the visual appearance of new and existing planted areas
• Successfully used for many years on sites throughout the UK and proved to perform extremely well
• Provides an insulating layer, substantially reducing the effects of ground freezing and over-heating during extreme weather conditions
• Slowly improves the soil’s organic content, as it decomposes into the soil
• Easy to lay and install, using simple tools and requiring little subsequent maintenance
• Allows clean access onto mulched area for plant pruning

Available in 60 litre bags, bulk bags and in loose bulk loads

Bark Coverage Conversion Chart