Tree planting detail featuring a root ball set two inches above finish grade on undisturbed soil inside a plant pit with angled sides and roughened excavation walls. Amended backfill surrounds the root ball within a pit width equal to twice the root ball diameter. A mulch layer is held back three inches from the base of the trunk.
ROOT BALL PLACED ON UNDISTURBED SOIL MULCH. HOLD BACK 3" FROM BASE OF TRUNK FINISH GRADE AMENDED BACKFILL UNDISTURBED SOIL SET TOP OF ROOT BALL 2" ABOVE FINISH GRADE PLANT PIT WITH ANGLED SIDES. ROUGHEN SIDES AND BOTTOM OF EXCAVATION. 2X ROOTBALL
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