Tree shelter
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A Tree shelter is a type of plastic shelter used to nurture trees in the early stages of their growth. Tree shelters are also sometimes known as Tuley tubes.
Treeshelters protect young trees from browsing by most herbivores by forming a physical barrier. They also provide a benevolent micro-climate to the sapling by sheltering from wind and the slight greenhouse effect found within the tube.
They are particularly popular in the UK in landscape-scale planting schemes. About 1 million shelters were in use in Great Britain in 1983–1984 (Tuley 1985), and 10 million were produced in 1991 (Potter 1991)
[edit] References
- Potter, M.J. (1991) Treeshelters - Forestry Commission Handbook 7 HMSO
- Tuley, G. (1985) The growth of young oak trees in shelters. Forestry 58(2):181–19
