Tree Guards

Professional

• Cheapest tree guards in the States: 74 cents - http://www.gardenersedge.com/subcat.cgi?
• Cheapest tree guards in the UK: 31 cents - http://www.thegardensuperstore.co.uk/acatalog/Spiral_Tree_Guards.html

Tubes

• Cardboard - 7 cents for 18" height if use 6 inches long per wrap - [1]
• Plastic wrap - 8 cents for 3' height if use 6 inch long per wrap - [2]
• Drainage tile - 28 cents/foot - [3]
• 1/2" pipe for fingerling sprouts - 15 cents/foot - [4]. Need thin wall, not 100 PSI.

Experiences - Web Search

• Window screen appears to work. This thread implies that if window screen can be stapled tight around young trees, that prevents girdling, and one can mow close to prevent rodent habitat. Another question is what if mulching in, not mowing away, is the preferred route. [5]