Young trees are often grown in nurseries until they are three to five years old, at which point they are protected for at least five years by plastic tubes.
Planting a tree with plastic guards has a carbon footprint that is at least twice as high as planting a tree without any, even if the guards are collected and recycled.
Check out this piece on a UCL project investigating plastic free alternatives to protect young trees. We are proud to of supported the researchers in this project.
Read the article here.
