Sucker control shield

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Summary of the invention The sucker control shield is a piece of flexible, opaque plastic material made up of two elements sealed together. The resulting piece after joining both parts (Figure 3) is placed around the bottom and lower section of the tree. A radial opening across one side (Figure 1 C) enables us to place the piece in its final position all around the tree (Figure 4). After that, one edge of the opening overlaps the other (Figure 3C) and nails are used to close the radial opening and fasten the upper section to the bottom of the trunk. In order for the device to stay firmly attached to the soil, generous amounts of earth are shovelled all around the outer perimeter (Figure 4 a), which can be extended to the whole piece for aesthetic reasons. In this way the area around the tree liable to grow yearly suckers is protected against any kind of unwelcome growing.