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PPG - 4
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CSP - 2
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3 - CSA
3 - PFJ
3 - PCC
3 - PFY
7 - POL
4 - CCB
4 - CSA
4 - PMM
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4 - ARP
CCB - 4
PFY - 4
CAJETAN ST
REDWOOD ST
EXISTING
TREE LAWN
TO REMAIN
BLOCK 9
TRACT
HHH
TREES QTY BOTANICAL NAME / COMMON NAME CONT CAL SIZE
CSP 2 CATALPA SPECIOSA / NORTHERN CATALPA B & B 2"
EVERGREEN TREES QTY BOTANICAL NAME / COMMON NAME CONT CAL SIZE
PPG 4 PICEA PUNGENS `GLAUCA` / COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE B & B - 6` HT.
ORNAMENTAL TREES QTY BOTANICAL NAME / COMMON NAME CONT CAL SIZE
PCR 3 PRUNUS CERASIFERA `CRIMSON POINTE` / `CRIMSON POINTE FLOWERING PLUM B & B 1.5"
PCC 3 PYRUS CALLERYANA `CHANTICLEER` / CHANTICLEER PEAR B & B 1.5"
SHRUBS QTY BOTANICAL NAME / COMMON NAME SIZE
CCB 8 CARYOPTERIS X CLANDONENSIS `BLUE MIST` / BLUE MIST SPIREA / BLUEBEARD 5 GAL
CSA 11 CORNUS SERICEA `ARTIC FIRE` / ARTIC FIRE DOGWOOD 5 GAL
ENG 4 ERICAMERIA NAUSEOSA GLABRATA / RUBBER RABBITBRUSH 5 GAL
EFB 4 EUONYMUS FORTUNEI `BLONDY` TM / BLONDY EUNONYMUS 5 GAL
POL 13 PHYSOCARPUS OPULIFOLIUS `LITTLE DEVIL` TM / DWARF NINEBARK 5 GAL
PFJ 3 POTENTILLA FRUTICOSA `JACKMANII` / JACKMAN POTENTILLA 5 GAL
PFY 10 POTENTILLA FRUTICOSA `YELLOW GEM` / YELLOW GEM POTENTILLA 5 GAL
EVERGREEN SHRUBS QTY BOTANICAL NAME / COMMON NAME SIZE
ARP 6 ARCTOSTAPHYLOS X `PANCHITO` / PANCHITO MANZANITA 5 GAL
PMM 7 PINUS MUGO `MOPS` / MUGO PINE 5 GAL
PLANT SCHEDULE
02 LANDSCAPE MATERIAL
SYMBOL DESCRIPTION
WOOD MULCH
IRRIGATED TURF
ROCK MULCH
REFERENCE NOTES SCHEDULE
TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY
CANOPY TREE QTY COMMON NAME SPECIES DIVERSITY (%)
CSP 2 NORTHERN CATALPA 16.67
EVERGREEN TREES QTY COMMON NAME
PPG 4 COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE 33.33
ORNAMENTAL TREE QTY COMMON NAME
PCC 3 CHANTICLEER PEAR 25.00
PCR 3 CRIMSON POINTE PLUM 25.00
TOTAL 12
PER CITY OF FORT COLLINS 3.2.1(D)3 PROPOSED PLAN MUST HAVE A SPECIES DIVERSITY OF 10-19 TREES < 50%. OF
THE 12 TOTAL TREES PROPOSED ON SITE, NO SPECIES MAY HAVE MORE THAN 6 QUANTITY.
DRAWING NUMBER:
419 Canyon Ave. Suite 200 Fort Collins, CO 80521
phone 970.224.5828 | fax 970.225.6657 | www.ripleydesigninc.com
■ land planning ■ landscape architecture ■
■ urban design ■ entitlement ■
ISSUED
PROJECT No.:
DRAWN BY:
REVIEWED BY:
SEAL:
PREPARED BY:
No. DESCRIPTION DATE
REVISIONS
No. DESCRIPTION DATE
Plotted By: Sam Coutts Layout: L1 LANDSCAPE PLAN Printed On: 2/14/2018 8:27 AM File Name: L1 LANDSCAPE PLAN.dwg
ORIGINAL SIZE 24X36
ENTITLEMENT
DRAWINGS
NOT FOR
CONSTRUCTION
APPLICANT
OWNER
RIPLEY DESIGN INC.
Clint Anders
419 Canyon Ave. Suite 200
Fort Collins, CO 80521
p. 970.224.5828
f. 970.225.6657
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH LLC
Spencer Douthit
216 E. Oak
Fort Collins, CO 80524
p. 970.495.1700
LANDSCAPE PLAN
BDR SUBMITTAL
OLD TOWN NORTH
FOURTH FILING
01 BDR 02/14/18
FORT COLLINS, CO
CA
R16-054
2 OF 2
NORTH
0 10 20 40
SCALE: 1"=20'-0"
A PERMIT MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE CITY FORESTER BEFORE ANY TREES OR SHRUBS AS
NOTED ON THIS PLAN ARE PLANTED, PRUNED OR REMOVED IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. THIS
INCLUDES ZONES BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND CURB, MEDIANS AND OTHER CITY PROPERTY.
THIS PERMIT SHALL APPROVE THE LOCATION AND SPECIES TO BE PLANTED. FAILURE TO OBTAIN
THIS PERMIT IS A VIOLATION OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS CODE SUBJECT TO CITATION
(SECTION 27-31) AND MAY ALSO RESULT IN REPLACING OR RELOCATING TREES AND A HOLD ON
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
STREET TREE NOTES
1. A PERMIT MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE CITY FORESTER BEFORE ANY TREES OR SHRUBS AS
NOTED ON THIS PLAN ARE PLANTED, PRUNED OR REMOVED IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
THIS INCLUDES ZONES BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND CURB, MEDIANS AND OTHER CITY
PROPERTY. THIS PERMIT SHALL APPROVE THE LOCATION AND SPECIES TO BE PLANTED.
FAILURE TO OBTAIN THIS PERMIT IS A VIOLATION OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS CODE
SUBJECT TO CITATION (SECTION 27-31) AND MAY ALSO RESULT IN REPLACING OR
RELOCATING TREES AND A HOLD ON CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
2. CONTACT THE CITY FORESTER TO INSPECT ALL STREET TREE PLANTINGS AT THE
COMPLETION OF EACH PHASE OF THE DEVELOPMENT. ALL MUST BE INSTALLED AS SHOWN
ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. APPROVAL OF STREET TREE PLANTING IS REQUIRED BEFORE
FINAL APPROVAL OF EACH PHASE.
3. STREET LANDSCAPING, INCLUDING STREET TREES, SHALL BE SELECTED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH ALL CITY CODES AND POLICIES. ALL TREE PRUNING AND REMOVAL WORKS SHALL BE
PERFORMED BY A CITY OF FORT COLLINS LICENSED ARBORS WHERE REQUIRED BY
CODE.STREET TREES SHALL BE SUPPLIED AND PLANTED BY THE DEVELOPER USING A
QUALIFIED LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR.
4. THE DEVELOPER SHALL REPLACE DEAD OR DYING STREET TREES AFTER PLANTING UNTIL
FINAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE BY THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
FORESTRY DIVISION. ALL STREET TREES IN THE PROJECT MUST BE ESTABLISHED, WITH AN
APPROVED SPECIES AND OF ACCEPTABLE CONDITION PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE.
5. SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE CITY FORESTER -- STREET TREE LOCATIONS MAY BE
ADJUSTED TO ACCOMMODATE DRIVEWAY LOCATIONS, UTILITY SEPARATIONS BETWEEN
TREES, STREET SIGNS AND STREET LIGHTS. STREET TREES TO BE CENTERED IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE LOT TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE. QUANTITIES SHOWN ON PLAN MUST BE INSTALLED
UNLESS A REDUCTION IS APPROVED BY THE CITY TO MEET SEPARATION STANDARDS.
1. PLANT QUALITY: ALL PLANT MATERIAL SHALL BE A-GRADE OR NO. 1 GRADE - FREE OF ANY DEFECTS, OF
NORMAL HEALTH, HEIGHT, LEAF DENSITY AND SPREAD APPROPRIATE TO THE SPECIES AS DEFINED BY
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN (AAN) STANDARDS. ALL TREES SHALL BE BALL AND
BURLAP OR EQUIVALENT.
2. IRRIGATION: ALL LANDSCAPE AREAS WITHIN THE SITE INCLUDING TURF, SHRUB BEDS AND TREE AREAS
SHALL BE IRRIGATED WITH AN AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION SYSTEM. THE IRRIGATION PLAN MUST BE
REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE
ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT. ALL TURF AREAS SHALL BE IRRIGATED WITH AN AUTOMATIC POP-UP
IRRIGATION SYSTEM. ALL SHRUB BEDS AND TREES, INCLUDING IN NATIVE SEED AREAS, SHALL BE
IRRIGATED WITH AN AUTOMATIC DRIP (TRICKLE) IRRIGATION SYSTEM, OR WITH AN ACCEPTABLE
ALTERNATIVE APPROVED BY THE CITY WITH THE IRRIGATION PLANS. THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM SHALL BE
ADJUSTED TO MEET THE WATER REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL PLANT MATERIAL.
3. TOPSOIL: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT FEASIBLE, TOPSOIL THAT IS REMOVED DURING CONSTRUCTION
ACTIVITY SHALL BE CONSERVED FOR LATER USE ON AREAS REQUIRING REVEGETATION AND
LANDSCAPING.
4. SOIL AMENDMENTS: THE SOIL IN ALL LANDSCAPE AREAS, INCLUDING PARKWAYS AND MEDIANS, SHALL BE
THOUGHLY LOOSENED TO A DEPTH OF NOT LESS THAN EIGHT(8) INCHES AND SOIL AMENDMENT SHALL
BE THOROUGHLY INCORPORATED INTO THE SOIL OF ALL LANDSCAPE AREAS TO A DEPTH OF AT LEAST
SIX(6) INCHES BY TILLING, DISCING OR OTHER SUITABLE METHOD, AT A RATE OF AT LEAST THREE (3)
CUBIC YARDS OF SOIL AMENDMENT PER ONE THOUSAND (1,000) SQUARE FEET OF LANDSCAPE AREA.
5. INSTALLATION AND GUARANTEE: ALL LANDSCAPING SHALL BE INSTALLED ACCORDING TO SOUND
HORTICULTURAL PRACTICES IN A MANNER DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE QUICK ESTABLISHMENT AND
HEALTHY GROWTH. ALL LANDSCAPING FOR EACH PHASE MUST BE EITHER INSTALLED OR THE
INSTALLATION MUST BE SECURED WITH AN IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT, PERFORMANCE BOND, OR
ESCROW ACCOUNT FOR 125% OF THE VALUATION OF THE MATERIALS AND LABOR PRIOR TO ISSUANCE
OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR ANY BUILDING IN SUCH PHASE.
6. MAINTENANCE: TREES AND VEGETATION, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, FENCES, WALLS AND OTHER LANDSCAPE
ELEMENTS WITH THESE FINAL PLANS SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT IN THE
SAME MANNER AS PARKING, BUILDING MATERIALS AND OTHER SITE DETAILS. THE APPLICANT,
LANDOWNER OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST SHALL BE JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF ALL LANDSCAPING ELEMENTS IN GOOD CONDITION. ALL LANDSCAPING
SHALL BE MAINTAINED FREE FROM DISEASE, PESTS, WEEDS AND LITTER, AND ALL LANDSCAPE
STRUCTURES SUCH AS FENCES AND WALLS SHALL BE REPAIRED AND REPLACED PERIODICALLY TO
MAINTAIN A STRUCTURALLY SOUND CONDITION.
7. REPLACEMENT: ANY LANDSCAPE ELEMENT THAT DIES, OR IS OTHERWISE REMOVED, SHALL BE
PROMPTLY REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THESE PLANS.
8. THE FOLLOWING SEPARATIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED BETWEEN TREES/SHRUBS AND UTILITIES:
40 FEET BETWEEN CANOPY TREES AND STREET LIGHTS
15 FEET BETWEEN ORNAMENTAL TREES AND STREETLIGHTS
10 FEET BETWEEN TREES AND PUBLIC WATER, SANITARY AND STORM SEWER MAIN LINES
6 FEET BETWEEN TREES AND PUBLIC WATER, SANITARY AND STORM SEWER SERVICE LINES.
4 FEET BETWEEN TREES AND GAS LINES
9. ALL STREET TREES SHALL BE PLACED A MINIMUM EIGHT (8) FEET AWAY FROM THE EDGES OF DRIVEWAYS
AND ALLEYS PER LUC 3.2.1(D)(2)(a).
10. PLACEMENT OF ALL LANDSCAPING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SIGHT DISTANCE CRITERIA AS
SPECIFIED BY THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS. NO STRUCTURES OR LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS GREATER THAN
24" SHALL BE ALLOWED WITHIN THE SIGHT DISTANCE TRIANGLE OR EASEMENTS WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF DECIDUOUS TREES PROVIDED THAT THE LOWEST BRANCH IS AT LEAST 6' FROM GRADE. ANY FENCES
WITHIN THE SIGHT DISTANCE TRIANGLE OR EASEMENT MUST BE NOT MORE THAN 42" IN HEIGHT AND OF
AN OPEN DESIGN.
11. COMMON OPEN SPACE AREAS AND LANDSCAPING WITHIN RIGHT OF WAYS, STREET MEDIANS, AND
TRAFFIC CIRCLES ADJACENT TO COMMON OPEN SPACE AREAS ARE REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY A
PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION. THE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SNOW
REMOVAL ON ALL ADJACENT STREET SIDEWALKS AND SIDEWALKS IN COMMON OPEN SPACE AREAS.
12. LANDSCAPING WITHIN RIGHT OF WAYS, STREET MEDIANS AND TRAFFIC CIRCLES ADJACENT TO
RESIDENTIAL LOTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THE RESIDENTIAL
LOT, AND THE PROPERTY OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SNOW REMOVAL ON ALL ADJACENT STREET
SIDEWALKS.
13. THE DEVELOPER SHALL ENSURE THAT THE FINAL LANDSCAPE PLAN IS COORDINATED WITH ALL OTHER
FINAL PLAN ELEMENTS SO THAT THE PROPOSED GRADING, STORM DRAINAGE, AND OTHER
DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS DO NOT CONFLICT WITH NOR PRECLUDE INSTALLATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS ON THIS PLAN.
14. MINOR CHANGES IN SPECIES AND PLANT LOCATIONS MAY BE MADE DURING CONSTRUCTION -- AS
REQUIRED BY SITE CONDITIONS OR PLANT AVAILABILITY. OVERALL QUANTITY, QUALITY, AND DESIGN
CONCEPT MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICT WITH THE
QUANTITIES INCLUDED IN THE PLANT LIST, SPECIES AND QUANTITIES ILLUSTRATED SHALL BE PROVIDED.
ALL CHANGES OF PLANT SPECIES AND LOCATION MUST HAVE WRITTEN APPROVAL BY THE CITY PRIOR
TO INSTALLATION.
15. ALL PLANTING BEDS SHALL BE MULCHED TO A MINIMUM DEPTH OF THREE INCHES.
16. IRRIGATED TURF SHALL BE TEXAS BLUEGRASS/KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS HYBRID REVEILLE OR APPROVED
EQUAL.
17. EDGING BETWEEN GRASS AND SHRUB BEDS SHALL BE 18" X 4" ROLLED TOP STEEL SET LEVEL WITH TOP
OF SOD OR APPROVED EQUAL.
18. STRAW / COCONUT SOIL RETENTION BLANKET SHALL BE APPLIED TO ALL SEEDED AREAS ON SLOPES
GREATER THAN 3:1.
HYDROZONE
AREA (SF) WATER NEEDED
(GALLONS/SF)
ANNUAL WATER USE
(GALLONS)
HIGH
3243.00
18
58,374.00
MODERATE 1252.00 10 12,520.00
LOW 0.00 3 0.00
VERY LOW 824.00 0 0.00
TOTAL
5,319
13.3284
70,894
ANNUAL WATER USE NOT TO EXCEED 15 GAL./SF. AVERAGE OVER THE SITE
WATER USE TABLE
TREE PROTECTION NOTES
TREE DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT
(INCHES)
AUGER DISTANCE FROM FACE OF
TREE (FEET)
0-2 1
3-4 2
5-9 5
10-14 10
15-19 12
OVER 19 15
1. ALL EXISTING TREES WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND WITHIN ANY NATURAL
AREA BUFFER ZONES SHALL REMAIN AND BE PROTECTED UNLESS NOTED ON THESE PLANS
FOR REMOVAL.
2. WITHIN THE DRIP LINE OF ANY PROTECTED EXISTING TREE, THERE SHALL BE NO CUT OR FILL
OVER A FOUR-INCH DEPTH UNLESS A QUALIFIED ARBORIST OR FORESTER HAS EVALUATED
AND APPROVED THE DISTURBANCE.
3. ALL PROTECTED EXISTING TREES SHALL BE PRUNED TO THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
FORESTRY STANDARDS. TREE PRUNING AND REMOVAL SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A
BUSINESS THAT HOLDS A CURRENT CITY OF FORT COLLINS ARBORIST LICENSE WHERE
REQUIRED BY CODE.
4. PRIOR TO AND DURING CONSTRUCTION, BARRIERS SHALL BE ERECTED AROUND ALL
PROTECTED EXISTING TREES WITH SUCH BARRIERS TO BE OF ORANGE FENCING A MINIMUM
OF FOUR (4) FEET IN HEIGHT, SECURED WITH METAL T-POSTS, NO CLOSER THAN SIX (6) FEET
FROM THE TRUNK OR ONE-HALF (½) OF THE DRIP LINE, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. THERE
SHALL BE NO STORAGE OR MOVEMENT OF EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL, DEBRIS OR FILL WITHIN
THE FENCED TREE PROTECTION ZONE.
5. DURING THE CONSTRUCTION STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT, THE APPLICANT SHALL PREVENT
THE CLEANING OF EQUIPMENT OR MATERIAL OR THE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE
MATERIAL SUCH AS PAINTS, OILS, SOLVENTS, ASPHALT, CONCRETE, MOTOR OIL OR ANY
OTHER MATERIAL HARMFUL TO THE LIFE OF A TREE WITHIN THE DRIP LINE OF ANY
PROTECTED TREE OR GROUP OF TREES.
6. NO DAMAGING ATTACHMENT, WIRES, SIGNS OR PERMITS MAY BE FASTENED TO ANY
PROTECTED TREE.
7. LARGE PROPERTY AREAS CONTAINING PROTECTED TREES AND SEPARATED FROM
CONSTRUCTION OR LAND CLEARING AREAS, ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND UTILITY EASEMENTS
MAY BE "RIBBONED OFF," RATHER THAN ERECTING PROTECTIVE FENCING AROUND EACH
TREE AS REQUIRED IN SUBSECTION (G)(3) ABOVE. THIS MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED BY PLACING
METAL T-POST STAKES A MAXIMUM OF FIFTY (50) FEET APART AND TYING RIBBON OR ROPE
FROM STAKE-TO-STAKE ALONG THE OUTSIDE PERIMETERS OF SUCH AREAS BEING CLEARED.
8. THE INSTALLATION OF UTILITIES, IRRIGATION LINES OR ANY UNDERGROUND FIXTURE
REQUIRING EXCAVATION DEEPER THAN SIX (6) INCHES SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY BORING
UNDER THE ROOT SYSTEM OF PROTECTED EXISTING TREES AT A MINIMUM DEPTH OF
TWENTY-FOUR (24) INCHES. THE AUGER DISTANCE IS ESTABLISHED FROM THE FACE OF THE
TREE (OUTER BARK) AND IS SCALED FROM TREE DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT AS
DESCRIBED IN THE CHART BELOW:
9. ALL TREE REMOVAL SHOWN SHALL BE COMPLETED OUTSIDE OF THE SONGBIRD NESTING
SEASON (FEB 1 - JULY 31) OR CONDUCT A SURVEY OF TREES ENSURING NO ACTIVE NESTS IN
THE AREA.
GENERAL LANDSCAPE NOTES
PRUNING NOTES:
DO NOT HEAVILY PRUNE SHRUB AT PLANTING.
PRUNE ONLY DEAD OR BROKEN BRANCHES. IF
FORM IS COMPROMISED BY PRUNING,
REPLACE SHRUB
PLACEMENT NOTES:
SET SHRUB PLUMB. SPACE PLANTS, AND
PLACE FOR BEST EFFECT
SET TOP OF ROOTBALL 1-2" HIGHER THAN
ADJACENT GRADE
SCARIFY SIDES AND USE 1:1 SLOPE
3" DEEP MULCH RING 3' IN DIA. PLACE ON
GEOTEXTILE WEED BARRIER. 1" OF MULCH ON
TOP OF ROOT BALL
REMOVE CONTAINER (INCLUDING FIBER
CONTAINERS), BASKETS, WIRE, ETC. FROM THE
ROOT BALL. BREAK UP ENCIRCLING ROOTS
WITH SHARP KNIFE OR SPADE. SPLIT BOTTOM
OF ROOT BALL. PLACE ON UNDISTURBED SOIL
TO PREVENT SETTLEMENT. PRIOR TO
MULCHING, LIGHTLY TAMP SOIL AROUND THE
ROOT BALL IN 6" LIFTS TO BRACE SHRUB. DO
NOT OVER COMPACT. WHEN THE PLANTING
HOLE HAS BEEN BACKFILLED, POUR WATER
AROUND THE ROOT BALL TO SETTLE THE SOIL.
BACKFILL WITH BLEND OF EXISTING SOIL
AND A MAX. 20% (BY VOL.) ORGANIC
MATERIAL. WATER THOROUGHLY TO
SETTLE AND REMOVE AIR POCKETS
2 X BALL DIA.
4" HIGH WATER SAUCER
SHRUB PLANTING DETAIL
1 SCALE: NTS L-PL-14
PREVAILING WIND
PLAN VIEW - THREE STAKES
TREE PLANTING DETAIL - STEEL POSTS
SCALE: NTS
ROUND TOPPED SOIL BERM 4"
HIGH X 8" WIDE ABOVE ROOT
BALL SURFACE SHALL BE
CONSTRUCTED AROUND THE
ROOT BALL. BERM SHALL BEGIN
AT ROOT BALL PERIPHERY. (OMIT
IN TURF AREAS)
NOTES:
SET S0 THAT TOP OF ROOT 1-2"
HIGHER THAN FINISHED GRADE
MARK NORTH SIDE OF TREE IN
NURSERY AND ROTATE TREE TO
FACE NORTH AT THE SITE
WHENEVER POSSIBLE
2 STRAND 12 GAUGE GAL. WIRE
(TWIST TO TIGHTEN) &
GROMMETED NYLON STRAPS
STEEL T-POSTS DRIVEN (MIN. 24") FIRMLY INTO
UNDISTURBED SOIL OUTSIDE OF PLANTING
HOLE BEFORE BACKFILLING
STAKE ABOVE FIRST BRANCHES OR AS
NECESSARY FOR FIRM SUPPORT
BACKFILL WITH BLEND OF EXISTING SOIL
AND A MAXIMUM 20% (BY VOL.) ORGANIC
MATERIAL PLACE FIRMLY BUT DON'T TAMP
OR COMPACT AROUND ROOT BALL. WATER
WATER THOROUGHLY TO SETTLE AND
REMOVE AIR POCKETS. PRIOR TO
MULCHING, LIGHTLY 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.
REMOVE ALL WIRE, TWINE BURLAP, MESH
AND CONTAINERS FROM ENTIRE ROOT
BALL AND TRUNK
3" DEEP MULCH RING PLACED A MINIMUM
OF 6' IN DIAMETER. 1" MULCH OVER ROOT
BALL. DO NOT PLACE MULCH IN CONTACT
WITH TREE TRUNK
3 X BALL DIA.
BOTTOM OF ROOT BALL RESTS ON
EXISTING OR RECOMPACTED SOIL
SCARIFY SIDES OF HOLE LEAVING
1:1 SLOPE
2 L-PL-12
STAKING NOTES:
STAKE TREES PER FOLLOWING SCHEDULE, THEN REMOVE AT
END OF FIRST GROWING SEASON AS FOLLOWS:
1 1/2" CALIPER SIZE - MIN. 1 STAKE ON SIDE OF PREVAILING
WIND. (GENERALLY N.W. SIDE)
1 1/2" - 3" CALIPER SIZE - MIN. 2 STAKES - ONE ON N.W. SIDE,
ONE ON S.W. SIDE
3" CALIPER SIZE AND LARGER - 3 STAKES PER DIAGRAM
WIRE OR CABLE SHALL BE MIN. 12 GAUGE, TIGHTEN ONLY
ENOUGH TO KEEP FROM SLIPPING. ALLOW FOR SOME TRUNK
MOVEMENT. NYLON STRAPS SHALL BE LONG ENOUGH TO
ACCOMMODATE 1 1/2" OF GROWTH AND BUFFER ALL BRANCHES
FROM WIRE GUYING PLAN
PLANT SO THAT TOP OF ROOT BALL
IS 2" HIGHER THAN FINISHED GRADE
GROMMETED NYLON STRAPS
GALVANIZED WIRE TWIST TO TIGHTEN
6' STEEL T-POSTS (SEE SCHEDULE) DRIVEN
(MIN. 24") FIRMLY INTO UNDISTURBED SOIL
OUTSIDE ROOTBALL.
SCARIFY SIDES OF PLANTING HOLE
LEAVING 1:1 SLOPE
BACKFILL WITH BLEND OF EXISTING
SOIL AND A MAXIMUM 20% (BY
VOL.) ORGANIC MATERIAL TAMP
SOIL AROUND ROOT BALL W/ FOOT
PRESSURE SO THAT IT DOESN'T
SHIFT. WATER THOROUGHLY TO
SETTLE AND REMOVE AIR
POCKETS. PRIOR TO MULCHING,
LIGHTLY 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.
PRUNING NOTES:
DO NOT HEAVILY PRUNE THE TREE AT PLANTING. PRUNE
ONLY CROSSOVER LIMBS, CO-DOMINANT LEADERS AND
BROKEN BRANCHES. SOME INTERIOR TWIGS AND
LATERAL BRANCHES MAY BE PRUNED. HOWEVER, DO
NOT REMOVE THE TERMINAL BUDS OF BRANCHES THAT
EXTEND TO THE EDGE OF THE CROWN
3 X BALL DIA.
PREVAILING WIND
3" DEEP MULCH RING PLACED A MINIMUM
OF 6' IN DIAMETER. DO NOT PLACE
MULCH IN CONTACT WITH TREE TRUNK
ROUND-TOPPED SOIL BERM 4" HIGH X 8"
WIDE ABOVE ROOT BALL SURFACE
SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED AROUND THE
ROOT BALL. BERM SHALL BEGIN AT
ROOT BALL PERIPHERY. (OMIT IN TURF
AREAS)
CONIFER TREE PLANTING DETAIL - STEEL POSTS
SCALE: NTS
REMOVE ALL WIRE, TWINE BURLAP,
MESH AND CONTAINERS FROM
ENTIRE ROOT BALL AND TRUNK
3 L-PL-13