Planting SpecsSECTION 02830
TREES SHRUBS, AND GROUNDCOVERS
PART I GENERAL
1.01 DESCRIPTION OF WORK
A. Scope
1. Bed prep
2. Metal edging
3. Topoil
4. Planting
5. Mulching
6. Guarantee
B. Related Work Specified Elsewhere
1. General Requirements All locations
2. Section 02740 Irrigation Trenching
3. Section 02750 Irrigation
4. Section 02800 Lawns
1.02 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Contractor Qualifications
Minimum of three (3) years experience on projects Ot
characteristics and size.
B. Reference Standards:
1. American Joint Committee Of Horticultural
Standardized Plant Names, Second Edition,
2. American Association Of Nurserymen
For Nursery Stock, 1973
C. Substitutions
similar
Nomenclature:
1942;
American Standard
1. Substitutions accepted only upon written approval of
Landscape Architect and Owner.
2. Submit substitutions possessing same characteristics as
indicated on plans and specifications.
D. Inspection and Testing
1. The project Owner's representative reserves the right to
inspect and tag plants at the place of growth with the
Contractor.
2. Inspection at place of growth does not preclude the right
of rejection due to improper digging or handling.
3. Owner's representative reserves the right to request soil
samples and analysis of soil and plant mix. Remove or
correct unacceptable soil. Cost of testing by Contractor.
1.03 SUBMITTALS
A. Certificates
1. Submit State and Federal certificates of inspection with
invoice. (Only if required by Landscape Architect.)
2. File certificates with Owner's representative prior to
material acceptance.
1.04 PRODUCT DELIVERY, STORAGE, HANDLING
A. Preparation of Delivery
1. Balled Burlaped (B &B) Plants
a. Dig and prepare for shipment in manner that will not
damage roots, branches, shape, and future development after
replanting.
b. Ball with firm, natural ball of soil, wrapped tightly with
burlap covering entire ball.
c. Ball size and ratios: conform to American Association of
Nurserymen standards unless otherwise shown on plant list.
2. Pack plant material to protect against climatic
seasonal damage, as well as breakage injuries during transit.
3. Securely cover plant tops with ventilated tarpaulin or
canvas to minimize wind whipping and drying in transit.
4. Pack and ventilate to prevent sweating of plants during
transit. Give special attention to insure prompt delivery and
careful handling to point of delivery at job site.
B. Delivery
1. Deliver fertilizer, fertilizer tablets, peat, mulch, soil
additives, and amendment materials to site in original,
unopened containers, bearing manufacturer's guaranteed
chemical analysis, name, trade name, trademark, and
conformance to State law.
2. Deliver plants with legible identification and size labels on
example plants.
3. Protect during delivery to prevent damage to root ball or
desication of leaves.
4. Notify Owner's representative of delivery schedule in
advance so plant material may be inspected upon arrival at
job site.
5. Deliver plants to job site only when areas are prepared.
C. Storage
1. Protect roots of plant material from drying or other
possible injury with vetted mulch or other acceptable material.
2. Protect from weather.
3. Maintain and protect plant material not to be planted
immediately upon delivery.
D. Handling
1. Do not drop plants.
2. Do not damage ball, trunk, or crown.
3. Lift and handle plants rom bottom of container or ball.
1.05 JOB CONDITIONS
E. Planting Season Perform actual planting only when
weather and soil conditicns are suitable in accordance with
locally acceptable practices.
F. Protection Before excavations are made, take
precautionary measures to protect areas trucked over and
where soil is temporarily stacked.
1.06 GUARANTEE
A. Guarantee new plant material for one year after
acceptance of final installation (ie Final Acceptance of
project).
B. Make replacement (one per plant) during one year
guarantee period at appropriate season with original plant
type, size and planting mixture.
C. Repair damage to other plants, lawns, irrigation caused
during plant replacement at no cost to Owner.
D. Use only plant replacements of indicated size and
species.
E. Ten days before end of guarantee period, notify Owner's
representative in writing for year end inspection. Failure to
do so, shall automatically extend guarantee until notification is
received.
PART II PRODUCTS
2.01 MATERIALS
A. Plant Materials
1. Hardy under climatic conditions similar to locality of
project.
2. True to botanical and common name variety.
3. Sound, healthy, vigorous, well branched, and densely
foliated when in Deaf; with healthy well developed root system.
4. Free from disease, insects, and defects such as knots,
sun scald, windburn, injuries, disfigurement, or abrasions.
5. Conform to measurements after pruning with branches in
normal positions.
6. Conform to American Association of Nurserymen
standards unless shown differently on plant list.
7. Trees:
a. Single, straight trunks, unless indicated otherwise
b. Trees with weak, thin trunks not capable of support will
not be accepated.
c. All multi -stem trees are to have a minimum of three
stems, similar in size and shape, with a spread of
approximately 2/3 of the height. All yaupons to be female.
Crape myrtle color selection by Landscape Architect.
8. Nursery grown stock only.
9. Subject to approval of Landscape Architect.
10. Seasonal color
a. Annuals in 4" pots or as specified
b. Perennials in 4" pots, clumps, bulbs as specified
B. Topsoil
1. Natural, fertile, friable soils having a textural classification
of loam or sandy loam possessing characteristics of soils in
vicinity which produce heavy growth of crops, grass, or other
vegetation.
2. Free of subsoil, brush, organic litter, objectionable weeds,
clods, shale, stones diameter or larger, stumps, roots or
other material harmful to grading, planting, plant growth, or
maintenance operations.
3. Presence of vegetative parts of Bermuda gross
Cynodon dactylon), Johnson grass, nut grass (Cyperus
rotundus), and other hard to eradicate weeds or grass will be
cause for rejection of topsoil.
4. Test topsoil (cost by Contractor):
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
C. Mulch
Available nitrogen
Available phosphorus
Available potash
Iron
Ph: 5.5 to 7.0
Decomposed organic matter: 6 -10%
1. Top Dressing Mulch Shredded cypress or hard wood
only
2. Mulch for soil prep Shredded pine bark
3. In pre packaged bags only; bulk shredded material is
unacceptable.
D. Peat Moss Commercially available baled peat moss or
approved equivalent.
E. Staking Material
1. Stakes for tree support
a. Construction grade yellow pine, stain brown
b. Size as noted on plans
2. Wires
a.
b.
c.
d.
Padded with rubbed hose to protect tree
Galvanized
With galvanized turnbuckle
Evenly tighten turnbuckles with plant in vertical position.
F. Water
1. Free of oils, acids, alkali, salt, and
harmful to plant growth
2. Location: Furnish temporary hoses
site.
G. Sand Washed builders sand
H. Antidesicant "Wilt- proof" or equal.
I. Edging 3/16" X 4" green, new and unused; with
stakes.
2.02 MIXES
A. Planting Mixture
Existing topsoil 50%
3. Shredded pine bark 50%
4. Fertilizer 10:20:10 at 30 lb. /1000 SF
B. Planting Mix for Annuals /Perennials
1. Prepare above mix
2. Add 2" of sand
C. Azalea mix: solid peat moss in hole 9" wider than rc
ball each direction. Plant in solid peat moss and provide
mound at base of plant to allow for drainage.
D. Japanese maple, dogwood, camellias: Provide 50/50 peat
moss to topsoil mix, raise for drainage.
PART III EXECUTION
3.01 UTILITIES verify location of all
construction; repair any damage
at no cost to owner.
3.02 INSPECTION
A. Inspect plants for injury and insect infestation; prune
prior to installation.
B. Inspect site to verify suitable job conditions.
3.03 FIELD MEASUREMENTS
A. Location of all trees and shrubs to staked in the field
and approved by Owner's representative prior to installation.
B. Location of all groundcover and seeding limits as shown
on plans.
3.04 EXCAVATION FOR PLANTING
A. Pits
1. Shape Vertical hand scarified sides and flat bottom.
2. Size for trees 2 feet wider or twice the root ball,
whichever is greater.
3. Size for shrubs Size of planting bed as shown on
drawings.
4. Rototill soil mix thoroughly, full depth.
5. NOTE: if beds are proposed beneath drip line of existing
tree canopy, pocket prep plants. Do not roto -till beneath
existing trees.
B. Obstructions Below Ground
other substances
and connections on
utilities prior to initicting
caused by construction
1. Remove rock or underground obstructions to depth
necessary to permit planting.
2. If underground obstructions cannot he removed, notify
Owner's representative for instruction.
C. Excess Soil Dispense of unacceptable or excess soil
away from the project site at Contractor's expense.
3.05 PLANTING
A. General
1. Set plants 2" above existing grade to allow for settling.
2. Set plants plumb and rigidly braced in position until
planting mixture has been tamped solidly around ball.
3. Apply soil in accordance with standard industry practice
for the region.
4. Thoroughly settle by water jetting and tamping soil in 6"
lifts.
5. Prepare 3" dish outside root ball after planting.
6. Thoroughly water all beds and plants.
7. Stake trees and large shrubs as indicated on plans.
8. Apply anti desicant according to manufacturer's
instructions.
9. Apply commercially manufactured root stimulator as
directed by printed instruction.
10. Plant and fertilize bedding plants per trade standards.
11. Apply 3" mulch top dressing.
B. Balled Plants
1. Place in pit of planting mixture that has been hand
tamped prior to placing plant.
2. Place with burlap intact to ground line. Top of ball to
be 2" above surrounding soil to allow for settling.
3. Remove binding at top of ball and lay top of burlap
back 6
4. Do not pull wrapping from under ball, but cut all
binding cord.
5. Do not plant if ball is cracked or broken before or
during planting process or if stem or trunk is loose.
6. Backfill with planting mixture in 6" lifts.
C. Container Grown Plants
1. Place in pit on planting mixture that has been hand
tamped prior to placing plant.
2. Cut cans on two sides with an acceptable can cutter,
and remove root ball from can.
Do not injure root ball.
3. Carefully remove plants without injury or damage to
root balls.
4. Backfill with planting mixture in 6" lifts.
D. Mulching
1. Cover
2. Water
3. Where
3" thickness.
4. Hose down planting area with fine spray
of plants.
D. Pruning
planting bed evenly with 3" of mulch.
immediately after mulching.
mulch has settled, add additional mulch to regain
3.06 EDGING
to wash leaves
1. Prune minimum necessary to remove injured twigs and
branches, dead wood, and succors; remove approximately
1/3 of twig growth as directed by landscape architect; do
not cut leaders or other major branches of plant unless
directed by landscape architect.
2. Make cuts flush, leaving no stubs.
3. Paint cuts over 1" diameter with approved tree wound
paint
4. Do not prune evergreens except to remove injured
branches.
A. Stake edging alignment with string line prior to
installation. Use framing square to insure right angles are
true.
B. Install all edging straight and true as indicated on
drawings. Where edging layout is circular in design, maintain
true and constant radii as shown.
C. When required on slopes, make vertical cuts
(approximately 6" on center) on bottom of edging to allow
bending without crimping edging.
D. Install edging so that approximately 1" is exposed on
lawn side. Edging should not be visible from bed side after
application of mulch.
E. Align edging with architectural features (ie pavement
joints, windows, columns, wall, etc.) when drawings indicate.
F. Bend all corners, do not cut corners.
G. Interlock all pieces with pre- fabricated connectors.
H. Install with all stakes on inside of planting bed.
I. Remove, file off all sharp corners and burrs.
3.07 CLE4N -UP
A. Sweep and wash all paved surfaces.
Remove all planting and construction debris from site,
including rocks, trash and all other miscellaneous materials.
3.08 MAINTENANCE
A. Contractor responsible for routine, and
maintenance of site until Final Acceptance is
Owner. Work includes:
1. Weeding (weekly)
2. Watering (as required)
3. Pruning
4. Spraying
5. Fertilizing
6. Mulching
7. Mowing (weekly)
regular
awarded by
B. Provide Owner and Landscape Architect with preferred
maintenance schedule in writing. Schedule shall include the
above listed tasks erd shall address all frequencies, rates,
times, levels, etc.
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