Biodegradable Tree Shelters with Tubex

Are biodegradable tree shelters the way forward in terms of protecting new tree saplings?
While planting 250,000 trees in Marston Vale, we stopped to chat with Peter Stevens from ‪@tubextreeshelters‬ to discuss their line of biodegradable tree shelters available to purchase on the market right now, and discovered how they are made and what the demand is for them right now.
Episode Breakdown:
00:00 - Introduction
00:21 - Who are you and what is Tubex all about?
01:10 - How do Tubex shelters differ from other bio shelters on the market?
02:25 - How are the shelters made?
03:28 - Responding to market demand
04:02 - The challenges in creating a biodegradable tree shelter
05:55 - Improvements being made to the tree shelters
07:43 - What is the demand like for the shelters?
09:13 - Could biodegradable tree shelters be used exclusively in the future?
10:34 - Closing the loop and recycling
11:40 - Find out more about Tubex tree shelters
If you want to know more, please drop your thoughts, suggestions, or questions in the comments below, or visit www.tubex.com
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[@CaptainKaneko]

What is the process for fitting the guard? Is it plant sapling first and then ease the tube down over it or dig hole first and feed sapling root first down through tube and then backfill? Or does it matter which method? Thanks

[@tomorrowsforests]

Thanks for the question, it's usually plant the sapling first alongside a wooden stake in the ground and then ease the tube down over the top of it.

[@liokilla6215]

What about biodegradable zip ties? Could be something to look into for the future

[@tomorrowsforests]

Yes biodegradable zip ties are also available now to purchase, so both shelter and ties could be biodegradable 👍