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Samson Oceanfront Park <br />City of Sunny Isles <br />Technical Specifications <br />TREES, PLANTS AND GROUNDCOVER 02950-11 <br /> <br />3.08 <br />3.09 <br />WEED CONTROL FABRIC: <br /> <br />A. Weed control fabric shall be installed as shown on details and as per manufacturer’s <br />recommendations. <br /> <br /> <br /> A. Upon completion of plant installation, and prior to mulch applications, Contractor shall apply <br />granular fertilizer as specified in Section 2.07. It shall be evenly broadcast on the soil surface of <br />all shrub beds at the rate of 10 pounds per 1,000 square feet of surface area. It shall be evenly <br />distributed beneath trees and shrubs, but not allowed to accumulate against stems or trunks, or in <br />plant crowns. It shall be watered in immediately after installation. <br /> <br /> B. Fertilizer shall be applied as specified in 3.09, A, above, one time each 3 months during the <br />guarantee period. <br />APPLICATION OF FERTILIZER: <br /> <br />3.10 <br /> <br /> A. Contractor shall stake or guy all trees and palms as needed, immediately after planting. Plants <br />shall stand plumb after staking or guying. (See drawings for staking details) <br /> <br />STAKING AND GUYING: <br />3.11 <br /> <br />MULCHING: <br />A. Contractor shall apply mulch to a depth of 3 inches in all shrub bed areas and beneath individual trees <br />and palms as shown on details. It shall be evenly distributed and not allowed to accumulate directly <br />against stems or trunks, or over plant crowns. <br /> <br />3.12 WATERING : <br /> <br /> A. Initially, water the plant material to develop uniform coverage and deep-water penetration of at least <br />six inches. Avoid erosion, puddling, and washing soil away from plant roots. <br /> <br /> B. Provide continuous watering of plant material and sod after planting in order to achieve optimum <br />growth conditions to establish plants. Water shall be applied as necessary and the amount of water <br />and frequency of watering shall be based on the specific needs of each plant type, the time of year, <br />amount of rainfall and other environmental conditions it is exposed to. This watering shall begin after <br />the plant is planted, and continue until final acceptance or for a minimum of sixty (60) consecutive <br />calendar days, whichever is greater in time. ALL TREES AND PALMS SHALL BE HAND <br />WATERED, ONLY, DURING THIS PERIOD. DO NOT RELY ON THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM, <br />IF THERE IS ONE, TO ACHIEVE THIS TASK. It cannot deliver the volume of water required, <br />without flooding areas beyond where water is needed and/or over watering other landscape material. <br />Shrubs and ground cover may be watered by using the irrigation system. <br /> <br /> C. If there is no source for water available at the project, such as a hose bib(s) or fire hydrant(s) if <br />approved for use, then the Landscape contractor shall be responsible for supplying water for hand <br />watering by means of a truck or tank. <br /> 3.13 <br />3.14 <br />PRUNING: <br /> <br /> A. Contractor shall prune each tree and shrub as needed to remove dead or damaged branches. <br /> <br /> B. Pruning shall be done with sharp, clean tools. Bypass clippers are preferred over anvil-type. <br /> <br /> C. Cuts shall be made at appropriate nodes or laterals, leaving no stubs. No pruning paint shall be <br />used. <br /> <br />MAINTENANCE OF PLANTING: