Tools you need for bare-root tree and shrub planting
It's the time to be thinking about planting bare-root trees and shrubs. Here's the kit you'll need to help
The time to plant bare-root trees is between November and March and shrubs between October and April. It's not an easy task. Here is exactly the equipment you need in order to have success in your planting endeavours. And don't miss our guide on how to plant a tree and how to prune roses.
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Alitags Victorian Aluminium Hanging Labels
£29 for 25; 6mm Character Punches, A-Z, 0-9, £139.50; Wooden Holding Box for Punches, £45; Steel and Brass Jig, £175, all 01279 842685, alitags.com
Treebio Biodegradable Spiral Tree Guard
60cm x 50mm, 76p each, 01423 332100, green-tech.co.uk
Bulldog Tree Planting Spade
£46.31, 0800 783 2202, qualitygardentools.com
Galvanised Steel Bucket
£55, 01993 845559, gardentrading.co.uk
Love The Glove Women’s Gardening Gloves
Oak leaf moss, £14.99, 0114 233 8262, burgonandball.com
Carbon Gold Tree Soil Improver Biochar
12kg, £32.99, 0117 244 0032, carbongold.com
Kurumi Secateurs
Carbon steel and walnut wood, £159, 01747 445059, niwaki.com
Women’s Arctic Sport II Tall Boots
Moss, £115, 0808 281 9536, muckbootcompany.co.uk
NatureTie Biodegradable Tree Tie
50mm x 30m, £19.80, 01952 641949, amenity.co.uk
Hightide Penco Pocket Tape Measure
2m, khaki, £12.99, 020 8997 6903, thejournalshop.com
Haws traditional 4.5 litre watering can
£49.99, 01344 578811, waitrosegarden.com
Rootgrow Professional Mycorrhizal Fungi
10 litres, £168, 01795 411527, rootgrow.co.uk
Tree Mat Biodegradable Mulch Mats
Pack of 3, £4.99, 0117 934 1795, haxnicks.co.uk
Galvanised Tree Guard
450mm diameter 1,500mm high, £127.20, 0800 316 9700, seton.co.uk
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