Planting detail showing shrub rootball installation with mulch, topsoil backfill, and native soil excavation. The excavation pit is sized at two times the rootball diameter for width and one and a half times for depth within undisturbed native soil. The rootball is backfilled with topsoil and fertilizer, with new root mass cut to stimulate new root growth. The surface is finished with a two-inch layer of mulch tapered to the crown.
GROUNDCOVER 2" LAYER OF MULCH; TAPER TO CROWN FINISHED GRADE ROOTBALL TOPSOIL BACKFILL & FERTILIZER CUT NEW ROOT MASS TO STIMULATE NEW ROOT GROWTH UNDISTURBED NATIVE SOIL 2 X ROOTBALL DIA. 1 1 2 X ROOTBALL DIA.
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