Township Council Meeting — Packet

Dispose of excavated soil from plant pits as specified in 202.03.03.C.2. When requesting reuse of excavated material, obtain Department approval before reuse as specified in 202.03.03.C.1. Dispose of sod, weeds, roots, and other objectionable material as specified in 201.03.01.H. If the Contractor does not plan to plant excavated pits before the end of the working day, provide a plan, to the RE for approval, 5 days before planting that details the measures to ensure safety. Pruning. Prune according to ANS! A300 to preserve the natural character of each plant. Limit pruning at the time of planting to the removal of dead, conflicting, and broken branches. Do not prune the leaders of trees. Ensure that experienced personnel, using properly conditioned equipment and methods in keeping with accepted horticultural practice, perform all pruning. Setting Plants. Set plants plumb and at the same depth at which they were grown in the nursery, except set trees with a trunk flare 1/2 to 1 inch above the surrounding grade to allow for settling. Set roots for the various conditions as follows: as Balled and Burlapped Plants. Handle and move plants only by the ball. Either remove, or loosen and fold back the burlap from the upper 1/2 of the ball. When balled and burlapped plants are in wire baskets, remove the entire wire basket, preserving the integrity of the ball. 2. Containerized Plants. Immediately before planting, remove the container, and make 3 vertical cuts equidistantly spaced around the perimeter of the root mass. Make each cut 1/2 inch deep from the top of the root-earth mass to the bottom. 3. Wetland Plants. Pin the plugs within tidal elevations with wire staples to prevent floating. Fertilize the herbaceous plants with 1 ounce of 3 to 4 month slow release fertilizer. Backfilling. Backfill with topsoil and a water retaining polymer around the root system. Hand-tamp the topsoil and water at the rate of 15 gallons per square yard of pit area to settle the topsoil and to remove air pockets. Ensure that the topsoil is not frozen at the time of backfilling. Where necessary, backfill areas that have settled with topsoil. Form a 4 inch high compacted berm using topsoil around individual plants to a diameter equal to that of the pit. Ensure that the berm functions properly throughout the plant establishment period. Watering. Ensure plants receive a minimum of 1

soil around individual plants to a diameter equal to that of the pit. Ensure that the berm functions properly throughout the plant establishment period. Watering. Ensure plants receive a minimum of 1 inch depth of water per square yard of planting surface area per week. Ensure that the soil surrounding the root system remains moist but not saturated. Staking and Guying. Immediately after planting, stake or guy trees either 1 inch or more in caliper or more than 3 feet in height. Ensure that guy wires are not used to plumb trees but allow for normal sway. Ensure that trees remain plumb. Tree Protection. Install tree protectors to a height of 2 feet above the ground surface on all planted Malus and Crataegus species to prevent damage from bark consuming rodents. Mulching. Treat all beds with a pre-emergent herbicide before placing mulch. Ensure pre-emergent herbicide is applied by a Pesticide Applicator Business, under direction and supervision of a Commercial Pesticide Applicator in accordance with the NJ Pesticide Control Program regulations in NJAC Title 7 Chapter 30. Mulch plants as specified in 809.03.03. Neatly edge the beds to a depth of 4 inches to produce a smooth, flowing edge line and to retain mulch in bed. Caring for Plants. Inspect plants for condition and health. Maintain plants in a healthy growing condition by watering, weeding a minimum of once per month during growing seasons, spraying with pesticides, pruning, remulching, maintaining guys and stakes, and other horticultural operations as necessary. Replant missing plants or those that are not alive and healthy. 50