I removed a few tree guards from some of the established trees in the Cow Pot shakehole this weekend. Ideally guards are removed once the trees are stable and safe from being grazed, but this often doesn't happen, and they can go quite grotty inside the guards.
I thought it might be a nice communal conservation project. So if you'd like to, and you find yourself with a with a few spare minutes in the Cow Pot shakehole, please remove one or two or a few from the larger trees (2 to 3 metres tall or bigger) with a knife or shears/snips. If you can remove the guard without scratching the bark of the tree, that's perfect, but it's not always possible.
The cable ties are the reusable type so hopefully you won't need to cut those.
If the guards look re-usable (i.e. can be formed into a cylinder, even if they're cut lengthways) you can take them home and use them, or leave them somewhere tidy at Bull Pot Farm and we will re-use them for planting trees around and about. Non-reusable ones can go in the bin.
Thanks in advance to anyone who helps with this!
Hannah
I thought it might be a nice communal conservation project. So if you'd like to, and you find yourself with a with a few spare minutes in the Cow Pot shakehole, please remove one or two or a few from the larger trees (2 to 3 metres tall or bigger) with a knife or shears/snips. If you can remove the guard without scratching the bark of the tree, that's perfect, but it's not always possible.
The cable ties are the reusable type so hopefully you won't need to cut those.
If the guards look re-usable (i.e. can be formed into a cylinder, even if they're cut lengthways) you can take them home and use them, or leave them somewhere tidy at Bull Pot Farm and we will re-use them for planting trees around and about. Non-reusable ones can go in the bin.
Thanks in advance to anyone who helps with this!
Hannah
