Tag: Plastic Tree Guard

The environment surrounding newly planted saplings in urban areas provides many challenges to their survival during their most vulnerable developmental periods. These include heavy pedestrian usage, free-roaming animals, vehicles hitting the saplings, and the intense heat reflection off of concrete. Urban forestry programs often place a primary emphasis on sapling selection and soil preparation; however, […]

The planting of new trees represents a very rewarding and ecologically significant activity that individuals, communities, or corporations may use to help fight climate change; increase the number of different types of living things (biodiversity); and bring back areas with vegetation (green cover). However, there are many environmental and biological hazards that must be overcome […]

During their initial period of growth (the critical early stage), young saplings being planted in urban areas, along highways, and on agricultural land are exposed to a variety of environmental and physical threats. Livestock grazing, stray animals roaming around, accidental mechanical damage caused by lawn maintenance equipment, as well as extreme weather conditions, all have […]