Bark mulch prices in 2021: in the sack and loose per cubic meter

Whether as a cover for flower beds to prevent drying out, as a decorative covering under ornamental shrubs or to improve the soil - bark mulch is used in many ways in the home garden. As one of the few fabrics that can hardly be produced in-house, it has to be bought in again and again by hobby gardeners. Here you can find out which prices will be called up for this in 2021 and which differences arise, for example, between loosely traded bulk goods and bagged goods.

Bark mulch prices

It will be clear to every reader that there is not one price to pay for Bark mulch in the year 2021 for the whole of Germany. Numerous factors have a more or less strong influence, so that the prices can ultimately result in significant differences:

• The regional availability of bark mulch at the point of sale
• The composition of different or single species of wood
• The quality of the underlying raw material as "waste" from other processes or materials specifically developed for the production of mulch
• The size of the piece, the finer the shredding process, the greater the effort
• The form of delivery as loose bulk goods per cubic meter or in a sack
• The general quality

Attention: The brand names used often have a significant influence on the costs of bark mulch. However, a flowery name says nothing about the real differences in the material. You should therefore not infer quality from name and price, but instead make the selection based on the aforementioned criteria and your own requirements.

Average prices

If one looks at the national German average, it is true that no locally resilient costs can be named, but they do the price ranges convey at least a feeling for the differences depending on quality, grain, composition and Form of delivery. The cost frameworks given below are taken from a comparison of various building material dealers across the whole of Germany and rounded to usable amounts.

Bark mulch loose

Fine grain (0-20 mm)

• Mixed softwood: 45 € / m³ - 0.045 € / l
• Pine bark: 47 € / m³ - 0.047 € / l
• Spruce bark: 40 € / m³ - 0.040 € / l

Coarse grain (0-40 mm)

• Mixed softwood: 43 € / m³ - 0.044 € / l
• Fall protection & playground surface: 65 € / m³ - 0.065 € / l
• Spruce bark: 48 € / m³ - 0.048 € / l
• Spruce bark in a big bag: 70 € / m³ - 0.070 € / l

Bark mulch as bagged goods

Fine grain (0-20 mm)

• Softwood mixed: 6 € / 45l sack - 0.12 € / l
• Pine bark: 13 € / 60l sack - 0.22 € / l
• Wood decor: € 10/45 l bag - € 0.22 / l

Coarse grain (0-40 mm)

• Mixed softwood: 2 € / 40l sack - 0.06 € / l
• Pine bark: 13 € / 60l sack - 0.22 € / l
• Fall protection & playground surface: 11 € / 50l sack - 0.22 € / l
• Garden decor mahogany, maple or pine: 9 € / 45l sack - 0.20 € / l

All information already includes the statutory VAT.

It quickly becomes apparent that the offers for bark mulch are neither uniform nor actually comparable. However, a uniform specification per cubic meter or per defined number of liters would be just as ineffective, as the individual container sizes of the DIY stores, garden centers, etc. vary to the same extent as the associated amounts of money.