Structural Soil Cells | Root Protection Barriers

PLATIPUS RF1PDMAN D-Man Rootball Kit + Platimat

The award-winning D-MANĀ® is a strong, compact and lightweight system primarily designed to replace the traditional kerbstone or sleeper deadman. Ideal for roof gardens & urban planting

$159.59

Availability: In Stock

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 Plati-Mat® and our own engineered ratchet tensioner provides excellent stability to the tree.

The RF1PDMAN Kit Contains:

3 x Wire Chokes
4 Metres of Galvanised Wire
1 x Ratchet Tensioner
3 x Plati-Mat®
3 x D-MAN® Cells

  • System starts to break down in 3-5 years
  • For use where there are buried services
  • The system is supplied complete, so there is no requirement for heavy kerbstones
  • Strong, compact and lightweight cells with a unique cup for valuable water storage
  • Ideal for roof gardens & urban planting
  • Ease of use
  • Nestable for compact transportation
  • Cells can be used individually or in multiples
  • Cover, protect and build up large planting areas & roof gardens
  • Plati-Mat for rootball protection ( stops wire cutting into roots)
  • Two way tensioning ratchet allows for even stability and pressure of the rootball
  • Tree Height/Circumference: 2.5 - 4.5m / 12 - 25cm
  • Tools required = Tensioner: TL1