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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 PREVAILING WIND DIRECTION 2-IN DIAMETER STAKE DRIVEN TO HEIGHT OF LOWEST BRANCH INTO UNDISTURBED SOIL, AVOIDING ROOT BALL. DO NOT DRIVE AT ANGLE. DYNAMIC TIE 3-FT ABOVE FINISH GRADE PERPENDICULAR TO TRUNK AND STAKE. NAIL TIE TO STAKE. 12 STANDARD DRAWING NO. SD-999 DATE 24 OCT 2017 CONIFEROUS/EVERGREEN TREE PLANTING CITY OF JEROME PUBLIC WORKS Richard N. Wuori, PE, Director 152 Ease Avenue A Jerome ID 83338 http://www.ci.jerome.id.us \\jeromefs01\DeptEngineering\Shared\_CAD_STANDARDS\ver2018\Section900-IrrigationLandscape\SD-999-ConiferousTreePlantingDetail.dwg X SHEET KEYNOTES 1 CHOOSE TREES WITH STRONG CENTRAL LEADER GROWN TO NEWEST AMERICAN STANDARDS FOR NURSERY STOCK. LEADER TO REMAIN. DO NOT REMOVE! 2 REMOVE DEAD OR DAMAGED LATERAL BRANCHES. REMOVE LIMBS 24-IN ABOVE FINISH GRADE. PRUNE TO INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ARBORICULTURE STANDARDS. 3 REMOVE TREE WRAP OR OTHER TRUNK PROTECTION. 4 DESIGNATE IRRIGATION TREE RING THE SIZE OF THE CANOPY DRIP LINE DIAMETER. NO TURF/GRASS WITHIN RING. 5 SET ROOTBALL CROWN 1"-2" HIGHER THAN SURROUNDING FINISH GRADE. SLOPE BACKFILL AWAY FROM ROOTBALL FOR POSITIVE DRAINAGE TO PREVENT STANDING WATER FROM ACCUMULATING NEXT TO THE TRUNK/BASE. 6 APPLY MULCH AT 3-IN MIN. DEPTH AND 6-IN FROM BASE OF TREE TRUNK UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE ON PLAN. 7 DESIGNATE A 5-FT MIN TREE RING AROUND TRUNK. NO TURF IN TREE RING. 8 PLACE SLOW RELEASE FERTILIZER TABLETS JUST OUTSIDE THE ROOTBALL AND IN BACKFILL SOIL. 9 TO FACILITATE BINDING WITH NEW SOIL, ROUGHEN WALLS OF HOLE BEFORE PLANTING. 10 BACKFILL WITH APPROVED TOPSOIL USING 6-IN LIFTS. COMPACT BY TAMPING TO BRACE TREE. FILL TO TOP OF ROOTBALL. POUR WATER AROUND THE ROOTBALL TO SETTLE. 11 SET ROOTBALL ON NATIVE UNDISTURBED SOIL. 12 REMOVE TWINE/CUT & REMOVE BASKET/REMOVE BURLAP FROM ROOT BALL. REMOVE ALL NAILS, STAPLES & TIES. ONLY BIODEGRADABLE BURLAP SHALL BE LEFT ON THE BOTTOM 1/3 OF ROOT BALL. A CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANTING TREES STRAIGHT AND ENSURING THEY WILL REMAIN THAT WAY FOR ONE YEAR. ONLY ONE STAKE SHALL BE USED ON THE UPWIND SIDE OF THE TREE. ALL STAKING SHALL BE REMOVED AT THE END OF ONE YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. B CONTRACTOR IS TO NOTIFY THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT/DESIGNER IF: 1) THERE IS ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE NOTES, DRAWINGS, AND/OR SITE, OR 2) IF THE SOILS OR OTHER SITE CONDITIONS ARE PREVENTING PLANTING AS DETAILED. THESE MUST BE RESOLVED BEFORE PROCEEDING. C ENSURE THAT IRRIGATION IS SUFFICIENT PER SPECIES PLANTED. AFTER TREE INSTALLATION, FILL IRRIGATION TREE RING WITH WATER AND AGAIN 24-HOURS LATER. D INSTALL IRRIGATION DRIPPERS WITHIN BACKFILL MATERIAL, BETWEEN CANOPY EDGE AT FUTURE FULL GROWTH AND MIN. 6-IN AWAY FROM TRUNK. REFERENCES: GENERAL NOTES A CONIFEROUS TREE PLANTING DETAIL Relative Scale 1"=3' Absolute Scale 1:36 0' 3' 1.5' FOR REVIEW ONLY