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~. .•.. <br />1~~ <br />ti/3) larger than the root halt. if the soli is <br />. poor, holes should be dug two t2) or three t3) <br />ti~aes larger than the bail and backftiled with rich <br />top soi-l. <br />tb) Plants should be planted in their permanent <br />location irmedlately upon delivery to the site. <br />Plants should be installed so that the top of the <br />root ball is one and oae half ti 1!2) inches below <br />ground .Isvei. String around the star of the plant <br />should be rerovad and the burlap around the root <br />ba 1 1 ~ fo 1 dad froth the top after the ~p 1 ant 1 s 1 n the <br />hole. Soli around the plant should be Carped to <br />rerove air pockets, and a good mulch applied to <br />- help retain roisture._ <br />t c) A l l uses shoo I d be strked to prevent ~r i Ad s f rota <br />loosening the r-Dots, <br />td) /111 plants should be soaked thoroughly wlth~Mater <br />irwediately after planting-and once a ~eek~t~un~less <br />soaking rains Decor) thereafter during the first <br />growing season. <br />teJ Dsciduous trees and shrubs should be cut back to <br />-between one•halt tiJ2) and one-third t1/3) their <br />or)ginal size foilowing planting. Evergreens are <br />repaired to have only. light pruning and shaping <br />after transplanting. <br />Mhsre new landscape materials are to be installed, the <br />type of f andscape mater is l to be used i n tNeet t ng the <br />requtrements of this Article should be compatible with <br />plant materials existing bath on the property to be <br />subdivided and on ad3olning properties. No synthetic <br />.p I ant mater 1 a i a shoo 1 d be used to satisfy the req.u i re- <br />~BhtS. <br />+~Arend-ed At installation, trees should not be less than six (5) <br />~•34.8~ to eight_ t8)~feet in height with a caliper of three- <br />tourth .t3/4) to one and one-fourth t1-1/d) inches. <br />Shrubs should not 'b! lass than eighteen ,t1B~_ lashes ?n <br />he I ght aft®r i hats i i at 1 on. t Hate 1-1 let i on and- consfiruc• <br />tion practices -should-be utiilz~d which preserve and <br />rep lace -ex 1 at i ng topso t ? .~ <br />The owner of the property will <br />continued proper •eintsnant:e <br />raterials and should keep theta <br />orderly appearance, tree from <br />accordance with the provision <br />Ordinance. <br />be r_eepons i b 1 e for the <br />of all landscaping <br />1n a proper, neat and <br />refuse and debris, in <br />s of Artiste V of this <br />• <br />