Tree planting detail consisting of a tree rootball set into an excavated planting pit with amended backfill and a surface soil ring. The planting hole width measures three times the width of the rootball, while the depth matches the rootball height with the top positioned one and a half inches higher than the surrounding finish grade. Support consists of tree stakes secured with tree ties, cut within two inches of the ties. Backfill is heavily watered to reduce air pockets, and a minimum distance of eighteen inches is maintained between the lawn edge and the tree trunk.
LEGEND TREE STAKE TREE TIE ROOTBALL SOIL RING AMENDED BACKFILL 1 NOTES: · WIDTH OF HOLE SHALL BE 3 TIMES THE WIDTH OF THE ROOTBALL · DEPTH OF THE HOLE SHALL BE HEIGHT OF THE ROOTBALL WITH 1 1/2" OF TOP OF ROOTBALL HIGHER THAN SURROUNDING FINISH GRADE · CUT TREE STAKES WITHIN 2" OF TIES · WATER BACKFILL HEAVILY TO REDUCE AIR POCKETS · REMOVE NURSERY STAKE PRIOR TO THE END OF THE MAINTENANCE PERIOD · MAINTAIN A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF 18" BETWEEN EDGE OF LAWN AND TRUNK OF TREE(S) 3 4 1 2 5 2 3 4 5
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