Wood Excelsior/Curlex
Wood Excelsior/Curlex
American Excelsior Company is the inventor of biodegradable erosion control blankets. Developed in the early 1960s, Curlex excelsior blankets are specifically designed to actually promote ideal growing conditions for grass seed, while simultaneously protecting topsoil from wind and water erosion. Curlex excelsior blankets have long passed the test of time. By design, Curlex blankets have a built-in swell factor - wet curled excelsior fibers slightly expand in thickness and interlock to form a strong, fiber matrix. This allows the fibers to provide intimate contact with local terrain. Water flow is trained to follow the curled fiber matrix. The roughness of the curled excelsior matrix slows the velocity to a point where gravity takes over, which allows moisture to slowly seep into the topsoil to promote ideal growing conditions.
Material Characteristics
Wood Excelsior/Curlex blankets consist of unique softly barbed, interlocking, curled, Aspen excelsior fibers. They are naturally seed free. Curlex blankets are available with a variety of environmentally sensitive and/or stronger netting types to match job site requirements. We offer a green color-coded plastic netting for applications requiring UV resistance, strength, and longevity. Our photo-degradable Quick Mow™ netting is recommended for urban, golf course, and certain roadside projects. It is color-coded (white) to identify it as a rapid breakdown, polypropylene netting designed for use in areas to be mowed. Also available is our FibreNet™ - 100% biodegradable netting - for use in critical environmentally sensitive areas.
Most straight-line fiber blankets draw the line at 270 g/m2 (.50 lb/yd2), but not Curlex. At just under 400 g/m2 (.75 lb/yd2), Curlex blankets bring 50% more erosion control fibers to your job site. Curlex blankets are available in natural Aspen or QuickGRASS® (green). Combine that with a roll that is wider than conventional blankets and you have today’s most effective and efficient multi-purpose biodegradable erosion control blanket. Curlex excelsior blankets are available individually wrapped or in master packs to allow for mechanical unloading and stacking.
Wood Excelsior/Curlex blankets consist of barbed, interlocking, curled, wood fibers and are naturally seed free.
Wood Excelsior blankets are specifically designed to promote ideal growing conditions for seeds, while protecting topsoil from wind and water erosion.
Wood Excelsior/Curlex blankets are designed to expand in thickness and interlock to form a strong fiber matrix which allows the fibers to provide intimate contact with the soil. The roughness of the curled excelsior allows moisture to seep into the topsoil promoting ideal growing conditions.
Curlex Net Free
Great Lakes Aspen excelsior wood fibers stitched together with a 100% biodegradable thread allows the blanket to be manufactured without the use of plastic or jute nettings. Depending on job site requirements, the Curlex NetFree blanket can bring a higher performance characteristic to your job site over conventional mulch mats, blown straw with plastic netting, or other single net straight fiber blankets.
Curlex Net Free Blankets
8' x 90' Natural Colour - Net Free (ECB-048.1000)
Curlex CL Blankets
American Excelsior Company, the inventor of biodegradable ECBs, innovated Curlex CL, which is a cost effective lighter version of standard Curlex that provides performance and vegetation establishment benefits superior to straight lined fiber blankets such as straw. Curlex CL offers the best of both worlds - all the unique benefits of the time proven Curlex fiber at a competitive price.
Curlex CL Single Net Blankets
8' x 150' Natural Colour - White Netting (EB-8CSN-WN)
8' x 150' Natural Colour - Green Netting (EB-8CSN-GN)
Requires Staples, pattern dictated by site conditions.
Approx. 1/4sq.ft. on 3:1 slopes, 1/3sq.ft. on 2:1 slopes and 1/2sq.ft. on slopes greater than 2:1
Curlex I
A specific cut of Great Lakes Aspen curled wood excelsior with 80% six-inch fibers or greater fiber length. It shall be of consistent thickness, with fibers evenly distributed throughout the entire area of the blanket. The top of each blanket shall be covered with photodegradable or biodegradable netting. Material is naturally seed free and does not contain chemical additives.
Recommended Uses: Slopes to 2:1; Channels to 7 ft/s, shear stress to 1.75 lb/ft2
Netting Options: Green, Quick Mow White (90 day), FibreNet
Fibers: Natural Aspen or QuickGRASS (Green)
Single Net Curlex I
4' x 101.25' - Natural Fibers - Green Netting (EB-4SNCI-NGN)
4' x 101.25' - Green Fibers - White Netting (EB-4SNCI-GWN)
4' x 101.25' - Green Fibers - Green Netting (EB-4SNCI-GGN)
8' x 101.25' - Natural Fibers - Green Netting (EB-8SNCI-NGN)
8' x 101.25' - Green Fibers - White Netting (EB-8SNCI-GWN)
8' x 101.25' - Green Fibers - Green Netting (EB-8SNCI-GGN)
8' x 101.25' - Natural Fibers - Jute Netting (EB-8SNCI-NJN)
16' x 101.25' - Natural Fibers - Green Netting (EB-16SNCI-NGN)
Requires Staples, pattern dictated by site conditions.
Approx. 1/4sq.ft. on 3:1 slopes, 1/3sq.ft. on 2:1 slopes and 1/2sq.ft. on slopes greater than 2:1
Curlex II
A specific cut of Great Lakes Aspen curled wood excelsior with 80% six-inch fibers or greater fiber length.It shall be of consistent thickness, with fibers evenly distributed throughout the entire area of the blanket. The top and bottom of each blanket shall be covered with photodegradable or biodegradable netting. Material is naturally seed free and does not contain chemical additives.
Recommended Use: Slopes to 1.5:1; Channels to 9 ft/s, shear stress to 2.25 lb/ft2
Netting: Green, FibreNet
Fibers: Natural Aspen or QuickGRASS (Green)
Double Net Curlex II
4' x 101.25' - Natural Fibers - Green Netting (EB-4DNC2-NGN)
4' x 101.25' - Green Fibers - Green Netting (EB-4DNC2-GGN)
8' x 101.25' - Natural Fibers - Green Netting (EB-8DNC2-NGN)
8' x 101.25' - Green Fibers - Green Netting (EB-8DNC2-GGN)
8' x 101.25' - Natural Fibers - Jute Netting (EB-8DNC2-NJN)
16' x 101.25' - Natural Fibers - Green Netting (EB-16DNC2-NGN)
Requires Staples, pattern dictated by site conditions.
Approx. 1/4sq.ft. on 3:1 slopes, 1/3sq.ft. on 2:1 slopes and 1/2sq.ft. on slopes greater than 2:1
Curlex III
1.25 lb/yd2 product with naturally seed free Great Lakes Aspen Excelsior Fibers designed to provide protection for grass seed and topsoil from wind and water erosion for ≤36 months, while simultaneously promoting ideal growing conditions.
Double Net Curlex III
8' x 67.5' - Natural Fibers - High Density Black Netting (EB-8DNC3-NHDBN)
Requires Staples, pattern dictated by site conditions.
Approx. 1/4sq.ft. on 3:1 slopes, 1/3sq.ft. on 2:1 slopes and 1/2sq.ft. on slopes greater than 2:1
Curlex High Velocity (HV)
1.62 lb/yd2 product with naturally seed free Great Lakes Aspen Excelsior Fibers designed to provide extended protection for grass seed and topsoil from wind and water erosion for approximately 36+ months, while simultaneously promoting ideal growing conditions on steep, long slopes and/or in channel applications.
Curlex High Velocity (HV)
8' x 67.5' - Green Fibers - Extra High Density Black Netting (EB-8DNCE-GXHDBN)
Requires Staples, pattern dictated by site conditions.
Approx. 1/4sq.ft. on 3:1 slopes, 1/3sq.ft. on 2:1 slopes and 1/2sq.ft. on slopes greater than 2:1
