Windbreaks and Shelterbelts
‘Optimal Shelterbelts’ (OSB)®
- 5 metres wide with 4 rows of trees
- Maximum potential microclimate in the lee of the prevailing wind
- Increasing ambient humidity, soil temperature and ‘crop degree days’
- Reducing wind abrasion on crops and improves thermal comfort zone (livestock)
- Shelter extends to 20 x the height of the tallest trees – i.e. 10m high trees give 200m warm microclimate and humid bubble
‘Supahedge’®
- 2 rows of trees 2 metre wide – uses less land
- Complies with SFI/CSS specification of Creating New Hedgerows (BN11)
Buying Options
OSBs and Supahedge® are sold ‘per metre’ run and comprise all the items required in either a 5m width of OSB, or 2m width of Supahedge per metre run of length – i.e. all the different tree species, their guards, stakes, biodegradable matting and securing pins.
You will need to measure the length of your proposed hedge and multiply the cost by the number of metres and we will do the rest. For best effect please remember that eddying and turbulence is possible in lengths of less than 100 metres.
Features
Usage
Full Description
All these items below will be included in 100 metre length of windbreak / shelterbelt.
Your own price and the numbers of items required will be:
£ per metre multiplied by your measured length = £ total price of all items for your windbreak / shelterbelt. Price includes delivery to UK mainland.
Optimal Shelterbelts (OSB)®
100 metres of OSB® requires the following – 288 trees cell grown 30/50cms or 45/60cms transplants made up of:
- 17 tall trees – Scots Pine, Black Poplar, Aspen, Common Alder, Grey Alder, Hornbeam
- 14 medium trees – Field Maple, Silver Birch, Rowan, Bird Cherry, Crab Apple, Goat Willow
- 14 shrubs – Hazel, Hawthorn, Guelder Rose, Common Buckthorn, Alder Buckthorn and Spindleberry
- 187 x 1.2m guards and 1.5m hardwood stakes
- 84 x Easywrap plastic guards (.9m) and 1.2m canes
- 17 x 1.2m ventilated guards and 1.5m hardwood stakes.
- 4 rolls x 100m x 1m wide = 400sqm of Ecotex Biodegradeable matting
- 100 plastic pegs
- 400 bamboo pins
‘Supahedge’®
100 metres of Supahedge will require 600 trees in total of 45/60cms transplants as:
- 17 each of Scots Pine, Black Poplar, Aspen, Common Alder, Grey Alder, Hornbeam
- 33 each of Field Maple, Silver Birch, Rowan, Bird Cherry, Crab Apple, Goat Willow
- 50 each of Hazel, Hawthorn, Guelder Rose, Common Buckthorn, Alder Buckthorn, Spindleberry
- 283 each of 1.2m guards and 1.5m hardwood stakes
- 300 Easywraps and 1.2m canes;
- 17 each of 1.2m ventilated guards and 1.5m hardwood stakes (for the Scots Pine)
- 2 x 100 rolls x 1m wide of Ecotex Biodegradeable matting
- 500 bamboo pins.
Aftercare
We will send a complete easy to follow planting guide and tips for best practice packed in the first box of your delivery package.
Delivery
Within 24 hours of placing your order, we will contact you to confirm an exact delivery date. Most orders are delivered within 5 working days. Your plants will be freshly lifted and packaged the day before dispatch to ensure they arrive in the best possible condition.
If you have a preferred delivery date please use the comments box and we will try our best to accommodate this (not available at weekends).
Although items can remain in their packaging for 7–10 days if kept frost-free, we recommend planting bareroot trees as soon as possible after delivery.
We use a courier service, and a signature is required on delivery unless you specify a safe place in the comments box when placing your order.
Small Orders (UK Mainland Only)
Orders of 1–15 plants in size 40/60cm can often be sent via Royal Mail for £8.00.
Please note: Your basket will initially show a delivery charge of £15.00 + VAT, but if you request Royal Mail delivery in the comments box, we will adjust the payment for you once we receive the order.
England and Wales Standard Delivery Charges
- Orders up to £75 – £15 + VAT
- £76 – £200 – £22 + VAT
- £201 – £300 – £30 + VAT
- £301 – £500 – £40 + VAT
- £501 – £1000 – £45 + VAT
- Over £1000 – £50 + VAT
Mainland Scotland Standard Delivery Charges
- Orders up to £75.99 – £20 + VAT
- £76 – £150.99 – £28.40 + VAT
- £151 – £300.99 – £38 + VAT
- £301 – £500.99 – £50 + VAT
- £501 – £1000.99 – £56 + VAT
- Over £1001 – £62 + VAT
Click and Collect
Click and collect available free of charge from: Tree Shop Ltd., Harts Barn, Monmouth Road, Longhope, GL17 0QD, UK
