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Technical Information
Melcourt Pine Mini MulchTM
    Melcourt Pine Mini MulchTM is used to:-

  • Enhance the appearance of pots, tubs, window boxes and small ornamental beds and borders
  • Naturally supress weed growth on planted landscape areas.
  • Help conserve soil moisture, preventing drought stress and plant death, particularly during dry weather.
  • Act as an insulating layer, thus substantially reducing the effects of ground freezing, during frosty weather.
  • Slowly improve the soil's organic content, as it eventually decomposes into the soil.
  • Substantially enhance the visual appearance of newly planted areas.
    Product Description

  • A long lasting, versatile, high performance mulch, from our 'deluxe' range.
  • Golden brown in colour.
  • The product is free flowing and easy to handle.
  • Nominal particle size range of 3 – 18mm
    Typical Uses

  • Suitable for a wide range of mulching applications, particularly on smaller beds and borders or tubs, pots, window boxes and roof gardens
  • Particularly effective when a high quality decorative finish is required
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    User Benefits

  • Environmentally friendly, processed from natural European material, replacing expensive flower bed hoeing, chemical weeding and eliminating the need for excessive plant watering.
    Product Features

  • Easy to lay and install, using simple tools and requiring little subsequent maintenance.
  • Long effective service life, 2 years plus.
  • Free draining and not adversely affected by frost.
  • Very attractive visual appearance.
  • Pleasing 'forest' aroma, when laid.
  • Good resistance to wind erosion.
  • Hostile living environment for pests.
  • Extremely cost effective.
  • 100% peat free.
  • Manufactured from entirely natural, environmentally friendly renewable European resources.
  • Allows clean access onto mulched area for plant pruning.
    Application Rates

  • Lay Melcourt Pine Mini MulchTM evenly onto freshly cultivated moist soil, after planting has been completed.
  • We suggest that the mulch should be laid at 50, 75 or 100mm depths, allowing at least 5% settlement within 30 days.
  • When used in tubs, pots and window boxes, spread to a minimum depth of 50mm, onto moist soil or compost. As the mulch will remain loose, ensure that there is a sufficient depth of rim to contain the mulch.





The following text is recommended to be used by landscape architects and product specifiers, when inviting quotations for this product. The use of this text will not contravene the copyright of this publication.

    Product Specification

  • The product shall consist of predominantly matured European Pine Bark with an even nominal particle size distribution of 3-18 mm with minimal dust and fines and less than 5% wood content.
  • The pH to be between 4.5 and 5.5.
  • The product shall be pest, disease and weed free and not have been treated with Methyl Bromide or any additives.
    Process Specification

  • The natural heat treatment maturing process shall have been sufficient to ensure that excess volatile substances are driven from the product.
  • During the process, temperatures within the product heaps must exceed 50°C for a minimum 14 day period, followed by a further period of stabilisation.

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    Application Rates

  • Lay Melcourt Pine Mini MulchTM to a finished depth of ........ mm (insert finished depth required) allowing at least 5% for settlement after 30 days.
    Additional Clauses

  • Typical product samples to be provided upon request.
  • All product volumes to be calculated using The Bulk Density method, as set out in BS EN 12579:2000 and BS EN 12580:2000.
    Available from
Melcourt Industries Limited
Boldridge Brake, Long Newnton,
Tetbury, Glos GL8 8RT
Tel: +44 (0)1666 502711
Fax: +44 (0)1666 504398
Email:mail@melcourt.co.uk
Website: http://www.melcourt.co.uk

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The following table gives a guide to the area in square metres, covered by one cubic metre, when evenly laid at the given depths:

Mulch depth required 50 mm 75 mm 100 mm
Square metres covered by 1 cubic metre of mulch 20 13.3 10

A suitable allowance for settlement should be made, as stated in 'Application Rates', above.

Product settlement percentages are provided for your guidance only. If the product settles more than the minimum figure stated, it is the customer's responsibility to order sufficient additional material, to give the required finished depth.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Main Constituent Origin Nominal particle size range Wood content Dust & fines pH
Pine Bark European 3 - 18 mm < 5 % Minimal 4.5 - 5.5

Typical Bulk Density Range Quality range Minimum effective depth Settlement factor Durability BS 4790 Fire Tested
250 - 320
kg/m3		 Deluxe 50 mm 5 - 10% 2 years + No

All values given in the Technical Specification are typical. However, some variation may occur from time to time. Melcourt Industries Ltd reserves the right to alter the specification without notice, for the purpose of product improvement.