A long-lasting, versatile, high-performance mulch, suitable for a wide range of professional and domestic landscape applications, including prestigious sites. Particularly effective when a high-quality, decorative finish is required.
Key Information:
- Nominal particle size ranges from 15 to 65mm
- Naturally acidic
- Free-flowing and easy to handle
- Very attractive visual appearance
- Rich mid-brown in colour
- Long effective service life of 4 years plus
- Fire-resistant characteristics, confirmed by testing in accordance with BS 4790:1987, make Bark Nuggets particularly useful in areas of potential fire risk, e.g. car parks, vehicle fuel filling stations, adjacent to offices and pedestrian walkways, housing estates etc.
- Processed from natural, sustainably produced pine bark, Douglas fir and larch
- RHS endorsed (when sold in 60-litre bags)
- Certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®)*
- Hostile living environment for pests
- 100% peat free
- Suppresses weed growth by replacing expensive shrub bed hoeing and chemical weed-killing
- Conserves soil moisture, minimising drought stress and plant death and eliminating the need for excessive plant watering.
- Substantially enhances the visual appearance of new and existing planted areas
- Successfully used for many years on sites throughout the UK and proved to perform extremely well
- Provides an insulating layer, substantially reducing the effects of ground freezing and over-heating during extreme weather conditions
- Good resistance to wind and rain erosion
- Suitable for use on moderate slopes
- Slowly improves the soil's organic content, as it decomposes
- Easy to lay and install, using simple tools and requiring little subsequent maintenance.
- Allows clean access onto mulched areas for plant pruning
This product is from FSC MIX Sources at a minimum of 70%, FSC certificate number CU-COC-806457.
How To Use:
Ensure the area to be mulched is entirely free from both annual and perennial weeds
Lay Melcourt Bark Nuggets evenly onto freshly cultivated moist soil, after planting has been completed.
The mulch should be laid at between 50 to 100mm depths, allowing at least 5% for settlement
For greatest longevity, do not disturb once applied
The Bark Nuggets packaging has been manufactured using at least 30% post-consumer waste plastic. We are working with our suppliers to increase this level as quickly as we can. 60-litre Bags are 100% recyclable but check regionally for local recycling options.
Note: Product sold in loose bulk is FSC certified by special request only
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