NexGen Hedge Guards

AVAILABLE FOR PRE ORDER ONLY - EXPECTED RELEASE DATE Mid 2024 Season

The NexGen Hedge Guards offer a natural alternative to plastic tree shelters. NexGen Hedge Guards are made from British wool, 100% biodegradable and non-toxic and break down to feed the soil and support the ecosystem.

NexGen Hedge Guards create a nourishing micro-climate which let in light to support strong tree growth and development. They protect young trees from animal and wildlife damage as well as chemical and spray damage. NexGen supports rich biodiversity through mosses and lichens that grow on the shelters, change colour to blend into the natural environment but maintain excellent performance

NexGen Hedge Guards Environmental Features:

• Breaks down after 5 years*
• 100% biodegradable
• Breaks down as H2O, CO2 and nitrogen
• Releasable and degradable metal ties
• Packed in cardboard strapping and compostable bags

NexGen Hedge Guards Benefits:

• Lightweight making them easy for both distribution and installation
• Extremely rigid and can withstand handling and fluctuating weather conditions
• Features a flared rim to minimise potential wind damage to emerging trees
• Excellent light transparency and colour to support photosynthesis and photomorphogenesis
• Carefully located holes to encourage young trees to acclimatise, allowing air to circulate
• A smooth surface to discourage wildlife and animal damage
• Long-term resistance to water and microbial degradation
• Do not require collection or any recycling programme

NexGen Hedge Guards Sizes available:

• 60cm x 45mm - Hedge Guard
• 75cm x 45mm - Hedge Guard
• 60cm x 65mm - Hedge Guard Plus
• 75cm x 65mm - Hedge Guard Plus

NexGen Hedge Guards Materials

• British wool
• A biodegradable polyol made from ethically sourced cashew nutshell liquid and castor oil
• An innovative biodegradable custom polymer

NexGen Hedge Guards Durability

• Long-term resistance to water and premature microbial degradation
• Starts to break down after five years, depending on location, tree canopy, soil type and microbe content

NexGen Hedge Guards Biodegradability

• PH neutral
• Ecotoxicity neutral
• 100% biodegradable

Packaging

• Compostable boxes

*NexGen Tree Shelters have been independently tested and proven to last 5 years.

**NexGen Tree Shelters are ecotoxicity and pH neutral