A.
All stakes are to be driven outside the root ball.
B.
Stakes shall be hardwood, and a minimum of two stakes
shall be used per tree.
C.
Stakes when driven must be 1/2 to 2/3 the height of
the tree measured from the ground level.
D.
Stakes shall be two inches in diameter minimum at
the thick end.
E.
Stakes shall be attached to the tree with twelve-gauge
galvanized wire covered with rubber or plastic hose where wire is
likely to come in contact with the tree trunk. An alternative may
be any of the commercially available materials designed for staking
trees with the approval of the Planning Commission. The loop in contact
with the tree shall be loose enough to permit growth and prevent grinding
for two years, but shall be tightly bound to the stake to prevent
slipping.
F.
Stakes shall remain in place at least two years and
be removed by the developer at that time.
A.
Each deciduous tree shall be wrapped with an expandable
paper or cloth treated to last at least one year.
B.
The wrap shall extend from the ground level up the
trunk to the first branches.
C.
The wrap, to prevent scald, shall be attached or fastened
at each end with a material that will permit growth without grinding.
A.
A ring of packed soil shall be placed around the finished
planting hole of each tree.
B.
The saucer shall be a minimum of six inches higher
than the finished grade.
C.
Saucers placed on slopes shall be level at the top
and perpendicular to the tree trunk.
D.
Saucers are to be designed to catch and hold the maximum
amount of water, either from natural precipitation or irrigation.
A.
A two-inch minimum layer of mulch shall be applied
around each individual or group of trees and shrubs.
B.
A mulch shall be considered any material, organic
or inorganic, of a granular nature that is not readily subject to
movement by wind or water.
C.
Wood chips, partially rotted or nitrogen-enriched,
may be used. New wood chips are not acceptable because of the bacteria
drawing available nitrogen from the soil, thus preventing its use
by the plants it is intended to protect.
All pits for planting shall be six inches deeper
and at least 12 inches wider than the ball of the plant.
Plants shall be set straight and firmly tamped
and then adequately watered, guyed, pruned and wrapped.
The types of backfill mixture shall consist
of 2/3 topsoil and 1/3 peat, or other materials as required by specific
plants.
The minimum caliper for trees shall be two to
2 1/2 inches.
A.
Only nursery-grown material will be acceptable, unless
a tree spade (commercial tree moving equipment) is used.
B.
No planting shall be done at street intersections
that will interfere with traffic safety and proper sight distances.
C.
Plant species should not be of the exotic variety
requiring substantial maintenance or be materially affected by pollution,
salt damage along highways or current insect manifestations.
D.
All areas of thirty-three-percent-or-greater slope
must be planted with an approved ground cover to stabilize the slope.
E.
Utility boxes must be screened where they appear at
ground level.
F.
The grade of land located within six feet of an existing
tree that will remain on the site after construction shall not be
raised or lowered more than six inches, unless compensated by welling
or retaining wall methods.
G.
For existing trees that will remain on the site after
construction, no vehicular equipment is to be driven within six feet
of such trees, and no building materials may be stacked or stored
within six feet of such trees.
H.
During construction, no trees are to support any scaffolding,
signs, temporary utility or other devices.
I.
Replacement of all new trees and shrubs which fail
to survive shall be made at the next planting season.
J.
Consideration will be given to the height and width
of plants at maturity to prevent crowding and shading as the plants
grow.
K.
Compensating planting will be required in areas where
trees have been destroyed due to development.
L.
The existing natural trees remaining in a development
shall be pruned to remove dead and diseased limbs and offensive vines
and undergrowth.
