The bottom of the root ball rests on existing or recompacted soil within modified soil of varying depth. The top of the root ball is positioned one to two inches above finished grade prior to mulching, with soil tamped around the root ball in six-inch lifts to brace the tree without over-compacting. A round-topped soil berm measuring four inches high by eight inches wide is centered on the downhill side of the root ball periphery for two hundred and forty degrees. A three-inch layer of mulch is applied and pulled back one foot from the trunk of the tree. Burlap is cut down as close to the bottom of the root ball as possible and wire is removed after placement.
BOTTOM OF ROOT BALL REST ON EXISTING OR RECOMPACTED SOIL. EXISTING SOIL MODIFIED SOIL. DEPTH VARIES. FINISHED GRADE. ROUND-TOPPED SOIL BERM 4" HIGH X 8" WIDE ABOVE ROOT BALL SURFACE SHALL BE CENTERED ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE OF THE ROOT BALL FOR 240 BERM SHALL BEGIN AT ROOT BALL PERIPHERY. ROOT BALL: REMOVE WIRE AND THEN AFTER PLACEMENT, CUT DOWN BURLAP AS CLOSE TO BOTTOM OF ROOTBALL AS POSSIBLE. TRUNK CALIPER SHALL MEET ANSI Z60 CURRENT EDITION FOR ROOT BALL SIZE. TOP OF ROOT BALL SHALL BE 1-2" ABOVE FINISHED GRADE PRIOR TO MULCHING, TAMP SOIL AROUND THE ROOT BALL IN 6" LIFTS TO BRACE TREE. DO NOT OVER COMPACT. WHEN THE PLANTING HOLE HAS BEEN BACKFILLED, POUR WATER AROUND THE ROOT BALL TO SETTLE THE SOIL. 3" LAYER OF MULCH PULLED BACK 1 FOOT FROM THE TRUNK OF THE TREE NOTES: 1. TREES SHALL BE OF QUALITY PRESCRIBED IN CROWN OBSERVATIONS AND ROOT OBSERVATIONS DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS. CENTRAL LEADER. (SEE CROWN OBSERVATION DETAILS) h T V/
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