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18 <br /> ( 1 /3 ) larger than the root ball . if the soil is <br /> poor, holes should be dug two (2) or three (3 ) <br /> times larger than the ball and backfilled with rich <br /> top soil . <br /> (b) Plants should be planted in their permanent <br /> location immediately upon delivery to the site. <br /> Plants should be installed so that the top of the <br /> root ball is one and one half ( 1 1/2) inches below <br /> ground level . String around the stem of the plant <br /> should be removed and the burlap around the root <br /> ball folded from the top after the plant is in the <br /> hole. Soil around the plant should be tamped to <br /> remove air pockets, and a good mulch applied to <br /> help retain moisture. <br /> (c) All trees should be staked to prevent winds from <br /> loosening the roots. <br /> (d) All plants should be soaked thoroughly with water <br /> immediately after planting and once a Meek ( unless <br /> soaking rains occur) thereafter during the first <br /> growing season. <br /> (e) Deciduous trees and shrubs should be cut back to <br /> between one-half ( 1/2) and one-third ( 1 /3) their <br /> original size following planting. Evergreens are <br /> required to have only light pruning and shaping <br /> after transplanting. <br /> Where new landscape materials are to be installed, the <br /> type of landscape material to be used in meeting the <br /> requirements of this Article should be compatible with <br /> plant materials existing both on the property to be <br /> subdivided and on adjoining properties. No synthetic <br /> plant materials should be used to satisfy the require- <br /> ments. <br /> *Amended At installation, trees should not be less than six (6 ) <br /> 3-24-87 to eight (8) feet in height with a caliper of three- <br /> fourth (3/4) to one and one-fourth ( 1-1/4) inches. <br /> Shrubs should not be less than eighteen ( 18) inches in <br /> height after installation . Installation and construc- <br /> tion practices should be utilized which preserve and <br /> replace existing topsoil . <br /> The owner of the property will be responsible for the <br /> continued proper maintenance of all landscaping <br /> materials and should keep them in a proper, neat and <br /> orderly appearance, free from refuse and debris, in <br /> accordance with the provisions of Article V of this <br /> Ordinance. <br /> -59- <br />