Concrete headers shall be installed between shrub beds and turf areas and at all limits of work not already defined by walls, curbing, sidewalks, etc.

e. Tree, Shrub and Vine Planting

All excavated holes shall be twice the diameter and one and one half the depth of the root ball.

Container plants shall be backfilled with:

• 6 parts by volume on-site soil
• 4 parts by volume organic amendment
• 3 lbs. of commercial fertilizer

Planting tablets shall be placed in the excavated planting holes in the following quantities:

1 tablet per one gallon container

2 tablets per five gallon container

3 tablets per 15 gallon container

8 tablets per 24" box

12 tablets per 36" box

An earthen basin shall be constructed around each plant.

Vines shall be removed from nursery stakes and securely attached to walls or fencing.

f. Stalking and Guying:

All 15 gallon and 24" box size trees shall be staked with two tree stakes placed perpendicular to the prevailing wind.

The tree stakes shall not penetrate the root ball.

All 36" box size and larger trees shall be guyed.

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