Platipus Erdanker

The Platipus rootball fixing system, including Plati-Mat®, remains the preferred method of securing rootballed, airpot and containerised semimature trees. The ease of installation and lack of unsightly guy wires makes it the first choice of customers. Over the past three decades, we have developed an extensive range of unique underground fixing solutions to suit most applications. The Plati-Mat® allows secure positioning of newly transplanted trees, whilst offering major benefits over traditional root support systems.

Available in five standard sizes, the Plati-Mat® can be tailored to suit most rootball dimensions. This significant development allows faster installation and provides a greater contact surface area at the top of the rootballed, airpot or container grown tree.

The benefits include:

- Planting at the nursery line
- Reduced overall installation time
- More secure fixing creating better establishment
- No unsightly stakes or timber above ground
- Suitable for most rootballed, airpot and containerised stock
- 4 Leg options available for larger trees

Introducing a NEW development in underground Tree Anchoring Solutions.

With the ever increasing desire to create beautiful landscapes in challenging urban environments and roof gardens there are many occasions where a standard tree anchoring system cannot be used due to the location of buried services or shallow planting areas.
The award-winning D-MAN® is a strong, compact and lightweight system primarily designed to replace the traditional kerbstone or sleeper deadman. D-MAN® can be used individually or in multiples and cells simply lock / unlock together. It has a distinctive letterbox style wire tendon anchor point and a unique cup for valuable water storage. D-MAN® is made from recycled plastic and when combined PlatiMat® and our own engineered ratchet tensioner provides excellent stability to the tree.

This tree anchoring system, using our own webbing strap and bespoke tensioner, is ideal for small inexpensive rootballed trees on projects with a limited budget. Although designed as a low cost tree anchoring system, careful consideration and many years of development have enabled us to manufacture a strap tensioner capable of producing the high loads needed to correctly anchor and secure these trees. Both 25mm and 35mm standard strap tensioners have been specifically engineered to meet our usual high standards.

The benefits include:

- No more leaning trees due to insuffi cient tension from inferior cargo ratchets
- No unsightly stakes or timber above ground
- Planting at nursery line
- System uses proven anchor technology
- Specially engineered tensioners
Strap trims easily with scissors

Drought stress is one of the biggest contributors to high mortality rates of transplanted trees in the first few years after planting. Water is vital for tree growth and sustainability and without regular watering the tree will suffer irreparable damage. During the summer a 6cm girth tree typically requires at least 30 litres of water per month and a semi-mature tree, with a girth of 20cm or more, needs 300 litres of water per month. The use of a targeted irrigation system that delivers water directly to the root zone provides huge benefits to the tree’s development.

The benefits include:

- Efficient & even delivery of water & air directly to the tree roots
- Minimal waste – no run off, evaporation or water escaping to the bottom of the tree pit
- Easy watering using a hose pipe through the debris cap or the pressurised adaptor for increased water flow
- Quick to assemble, tailor to fi t on all rootball sizes
- The membrane design prevents blockages & directs roots down to their ideal growing zone
- Lightweight & compact, compared to traditional pipe systems, offering significant freight cost savings

Every area, no matter how small, has some vertical space, be it a wall or other suitable structure, that is perfect for populating with plants. The Platipus G-WALL® is an easy to install modular system that will allow even the most inexperienced gardener to transform bare boundaries or spaces into vibrant colourful living walls.

The benefits include:

- Quick to assemble and install using basic tools
- Pocket ‘drip through’ slots supply water to all plants & prevent overwatering
- Irrigation ready with clips for standard 13-16mm pipe (optional)
- Design of sealed cells protects walls / structures from damp & improves airflow
- Structurally robust system with 25 year design life
- Available in 0.25m2, 0.5m2 & 1m2 sizes

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