TRI-CITIES MULCH COMPARISION

Saginaw, Midland, Bay City, Auburn

	Cypress All-Bark	Pine Bark Mulch	Cedar Mulch	Hardwood Bark	Red Enhanced	Pine Straw	Gas Station Mulch
Mulch Description	Best color retention and stays in place, cadillac of mulches	Best mulch for annuals, perennials & ammending soil	100% Ceder bark, Insect resistant, stays in place	Economical Industrial standard, stays in place	Creates bold- visual interest, stays in place	Create a natural deep-woods feeling, long lasting	Bagged Cypress Mulch
Color	Orange/Red	Reddish Brown	Orange/Brown	Dark Brown	Red	Brown	Blond/Brown
Composition	Almost 100% Cypress Bark	Michigan Red Pine Bark	Cedar Bark Mulch	Mixed Hardwood	Michigan Ground Pine	100% Pine Needles	Ground Limbs - minimal bark
Texture	Bark Shredded Uniformly	Shredded & Bark Flakes	Double Ground	Double Ground	Double Ground	Needles	Chunky wood/with fine shreds
Moisture Retention	Very Good	Best	Best	Best	Good	Poor - Add 1" over Red Pine Mulch	Average
Color Retention	Best	Best	Turns Blonde	Turns Dark	Slowly Fades	Slowly Fades	Fades quickly to blond
Stays in Place	Best	Moves in Windy Areas	Very Good	Best	Very Good	Best	Poor
Available	Bagged	Bulk	Bulk	Bulk	Bulk	Bails	Bagged