Tree planting detail showing rootball depth equal to the rootball height and a square pit width equal to two times the rootball width minimum. The rootball sits plumb on existing soil with surrounding planting soil foot-tamped in six-inch lifts. Fertilizer tablets are placed two to three inches below the finish grade adjacent to the rootball beneath a top layer of mulch. Excavation notes require scarifying the sides and bottom of the square pit.
DEPTH OF ROOTBALL 2x WIDTH OF ROOTBALL, MIN FERTILIZER TABLETS 2"-3" BELOW FINISH GRADE ADJACENT TO ROOTBALL MULCH FINISH GRADE PLANTING SOIL, SEE NOTES EXISTING SOIL, SEE SPECS. NOTES: 1. EXCAVATE SQUARE TREE PITS. SCARIFY SIDES AND BOTTOM. 2. FOOT TAMP PLANITNG SOIL IN 6" LIFTS TO STABALIZE TREE. 3. SEE SPECS FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING PLANT INSTALLATION AND SOIL PREPARATION. INSTALL PLUMB ROOTBALL
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