Spiral tree guards are an economical and effective method of protecting newly planted trees from rabbits, hares and other small animals such as voles. Suitable for almost all native trees they can be wound round the central stems allowing the side branches to grow freely without crushing them. Rabbits may nibble those tips or branches at the end but this will not kill the plant. The clear plastic allows sufficient light to filter through encouraging growth.
For windy exposed sites or when using the guards with very young plants then a cane is recommended to stop the weight of the guard pulling the young plant over. The spiral guards can be removed by hand when the trees have become well established and can survive the occasional nibble from a passing rabbit or can be left and the tree itself will eventually push the guard off as the main stem becomes large enough to do so.
Spiral tree guards come in two heights 18 inch and 24inch and choosing the correct size is dependant on the size of tree purchased larger stronger trees are better with the larger size of tree guard. Spiral tree guard rabbit protectors should not be used with evergreen plants such as Laurel, Holly or Leylandii as they can crush the leaves close to the main stem. Evergreen plants are best fitted with mesh guards or shrub shelters. These easy to fit guards are made from recycled plastic and are supplied in tubes of 5 and should be separated before fitting.
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Orders are being despatched within 3-5 working days, delivery is 1-2 days after we despatch.
Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our subsidised delivery charge and only order what you need.
Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.
Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 5-7 working days.
Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.
Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £300 | £9 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £300 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £24.00 |
Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £500 | £50 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £500 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £90 |
Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| Mainland England and Wales only | Under £1800 | Please call us |
| Mainland England and Wales only | Over £1800 | Free |
| All other areas | All orders | Not available |
Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.
For pleached tree orders we can often deliver smaller orders of £600 or more (£500 plus VAT) with a contribution towards delivery, so please do call our sales team on 01580 765 600 or take a look at our Delivery Information page.
Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants
Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page
