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Tree Guards

Maybe

The average product has only 58 reviews. But shoppers spend only $37K a year here, so Tree Guards is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
52
52 / 100
Top 44% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +1 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£37K/yr60K searches / yr
90-day growth
-24.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
49%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 19 sellers

Flapen Score

Tree Guards against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Tree Guards is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

52Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Tree Guards market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Tree Guards 60K times last year and spent an estimated £37K. The top 5 brands take 74% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Flapen scores it 52 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 60K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -24.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £37K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
60K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-24.7%
Conversion, latest week
4.5%
Market size, estimated
£37Ka year
Peak month
April2.2× the quietest month
Top search term
tree protectors13K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.76.

Listings sell for £13.76 on average, from £6.94 to £37.67. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £13.76 that is £0 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.76under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.94–£37.67
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£1K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

81% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 81% ship with Prime. On an average day, 20.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #394 within Plant Protection & Pest Control. It carries 58 reviews at 4.32 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
81%
Prime listings
81%
Out of stock, average day
20.4%
Average rank
#394in Plant Protection & Pest Control
Average rating
4.32 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
58per listing
Listings tracked
26

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 10 launches as successful.

10 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 33 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
10
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
33 months

Products

Top Tree Guards products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£4K£7K£11K£15K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

19

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

22%

  • LZMDISU28%
  • Plantalaya25%
  • IYWYI8%
  • Lawei8%
  • Woodside5%
  • Elixir Gardens5%

Demand

Tree Guards search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

2K2KSpike '25Holiday '25Spike '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Search terms

Top Tree Guards search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • tree protectors13K/yr
  • tree guards18K/yr
  • tree trunk protector6K/yr
  • tree guard9K/yr
  • tree protectors tubes6K/yr
  • spiral tree guards4K/yr
  • tree guards plastic spiral3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Tree Guards

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Assembly/Installation10%+0.63

Very strongly made a little tricky to construct

I found them a bit fiddly to put together

These are a mystery - theres no way to put them together

Ease Of Use9%−0.03

Difficult to use

Really difficult to use

quite fiddly to use

Durability9%−0.18

Break easy

Not durable

Size-Overall8%−0.05

Not fit for purpose would not buy again

They are a loose fit at the bottom

Shape/Style6%+0.26

The tree is an awkward shape

Love

Quality-Overall12%−0.04

These appear to be well made

Good quality mesh

Excellent product

Strength10%−0.05

Strong tree guards

appears to be sturdy

The plastic mesh is sturdy yet flexible

Ease Of Use10%−0.03

Easy to use

It is easy to cut

Still easy to work with

Drop/Impact Protection10%+1.44

Excellent Protection

giving long-term protection

Good tree protection

Assembly/Installation9%+0.63

Easy to assemble

Very easy to install

Easy to put up

Return

0.7% Return rate 49% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall39%▁▃▆▄█▄

Not fit for purpose would not buy again

They are a loose fit at the bottom

Defective Material/Parts9%█▂▂▂▁▁
Strength9%▁▁█▁▁▇

Doesn't hold

Very strongly made a little tricky to construct

Assembly/Installation8%▁▁▃█▁▁

Very strongly made a little tricky to construct

I found them a bit fiddly to put together

These are a mystery - theres no way to put them together

Plant Growth5%▁█▁▁▁▄

FAQ

Common Tree Guards questions

Answered from the same tracked data.