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
All our stock is “lifted” to order, which means that they are “lifted” and packed the same day and sent off so delivery is made the following day hence you receive them as fresh as possible. They are well packed and they are able to stay in the bags they arrive in for up to 7/10 days out of any frosts but it is advisable to plant bareroot trees as soon as possible. We are able to give you a suitable delivery date after the order has been placed when we email your order of acknowledgement to you. Unlike other nurseries who usually say within 3-5 days we can give you a definite day.
As soon as we receive your order we can usually send these out within the week. We use a courier and a signature will be required UNLESS you inform us (in the comments box) of where you would like your goods left safely should you not be at home. It is possible to select a day (apart from week-ends and Fridays) when ordering.
Delivery Charges
We will send you a delivery date via email when we receive your order.
Very SMALL ORDERS between quantities of 1-15 in size 40/60 can usually be sent out via ROYAL MAIL (UK mainland only) for as little as £8.00. Your basket will still show £15.00 plus vat for delivery charge BUT if you put in the COMMENTS BOX that you wish delivery by ROYAL MAIL we can pick this up and change the payment when the order is submitted . All other order are priced as:
- Orders up to £75 – delivery £15 plus vat
- £76 – £200 – delivery £22 plus vat
- £201 – £300 – delivery £30 plus vat
- £301 – £500 – delivery £40 plus vat
- £501 – £1000 – delivery £45 plus vat
- £1001 plus – delivery £50 plus vat
Scotland Grampians/Highlands do carry an extra delivery charge according to our couriers – we can advise on this extra charge.
Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Northern and Southern Ireland. It is possible for us to arrange delivery to these areas but we would have to arrange the cost with our couriers so please contact our office 01452 832100.
