2013 - Volume #37, Issue #5, Page #33
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Wooden Tree Tubes "Better Than Plastic"
BioBark wooden tree “tubes” protect trees for 3 to 5 growing seasons before breaking down naturally, says inventor Carter McCamy. “They’re better for the environment and cost less than leading plastic tubes.”
  McCamy runs an environmental construction company doing restoration, native planting and sewer revetment work. Recognizing the demand for a better tree shelter, he first tried biodegradable plastic. Made from corn gluten, he found the prototypes were too brittle.
  “I decided to try hardwood stakes with natural bindings,” says McCamy. “They provide protection against deer for at least 3 years, and they don’t need to be removed or recycled.”
  The BioBark shelters are 1/4-in. dia. stakes bound with rope. Installation is as simple as wrapping a planted tree and tying the shelter off at the top, middle and bottom. Four attached stakes are inserted into the ground to hold the shelter in place. They come in 36 and 48-in. tall sizes, in quantities of 20 per bundle. Suggested retail price is $125 and $145 per bundle, respectively. Quantity orders are priced at $112.90 and $126 per bundle.
  “We are currently working on a shrub shelter for shrubs up to 24 in. across,” says McCamy. “We think homeowners will love it.”
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, EcoDepot, LLC,
 1405 Benson Court, Suite D, 
Arbutus, Md. 21227 (ph 443 304-3317; Info@EcoDepotSales.com; www.EcoDepotSales.com).


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