Melcourt Product Selection Guide

Mulches (Bark based)

Melcourt Graded Bark FlakesTM

Melcourt Bark Nuggets®

Melcourt Ornamental Bark MulchTM

Melcourt Redwood Bark ChipsTM

Melcourt Pine Mini MulchTM

Melcourt Amenity Bark MulchTM

Melcourt Spruce OrnamentalTM

Melcourt Contract Bark MulchTM

Site Features

Higher than average rainfall	**	*	nr	nr	nr	*	nr	nr
Stability on slopes	Up to 40°	Up to 35°	Up to 25°	Up to 25°	Up to 25°	Up to 25°	Up to 25°	Up to 15°
Likely exposure to high winds	**	*	nr	nr	nr	*	nr	nr
Possibility of hard frosts	**	**	*	*	*	**	*	*
Possibility of drought	**	**	*	*	*	*	*	*
Potential fire hazard	**	**	**	**	**	*	*	nr

Type of Landscape Scheme

Prestigious site	*	**	**	**	**	*	*	nr
Business park	*	**	**	**	**	*	*	*
Retail park	*	**	**	**	**	*	*	*
Vehicle filling station	**	**	**	**	**	*	*	nr
Car park	**	**	**	**	**	*	*	nr
Structure planting	*	*	*	*	*	**	**	*
Housing development	*	**	**	**	**	*	**	*
Public parks and gardens	*	**	**	**	**	*	*	*
Domestic gardens	*	**	**	**	**	*	*	nr
Tubs, planters and boxes	*	**	**	**	**	*	*	nr

Client Requirements

Cheapest initial cost	nr	*	*	*	*	*	*	**
Best value for money	**	**	**	**	**	*	*	nr

Mulches (Wood based)

Melcourt Rustic Biomulch®

Melcourt Decorative Biomulch®

Melcourt Forest Biomulch®

Site Features

Higher than average rainfall	**	*	nr
Stability on slopes	Up to 40°	Up to 30°	Up to 35°
Likely exposure to high winds	**	*	nr
Possibility of hard frosts	**	*	*
Possibility of drought	**	*	nr
Potential fire hazard	**	*	nr

Type of Landscape Scheme

Prestigious site	nr	*	nr
Business park	nr	*	*
Retail park	nr	*	*
Vehicle filling station	nr	nr	nr
Car park	nr	nr	nr
Structure planting	*	**	**
Housing development	*	**	*
Public parks and gardens	*	**	*
Domestic gardens	nr	*	*
Tubs, planters and boxes	*	**	*

Client Requirements

Cheapest initial cost	nr	*	**
Best value for money	*	*	**

Mulches (Composted Plant Residue)

Melcourt Mulch 2000TM

Site Features

Higher than average rainfall	nr
Stability on slopes	Up to °
Likely exposure to high winds	nr
Possibility of hard frosts	*
Possibility of drought	*
Potential fire hazard	nr

Type of Landscape Scheme

Prestigious site	nr
Business park	nr
Retail park	nr
Vehicle filling station	nr
Car park	nr
Structure planting	*
Housing development	nr
Public parks and gardens	*
Domestic gardens	nr
Tubs, planters and boxes	nr

Client Requirements

Cheapest initial cost	*
Best value for money	**

Key

**	Most suitable
*	Also suitable, subject to local conditions
nr	Not Recommended for this application