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<br />02480 - 10/12 <br />C. Provide additional backfill berm around edge of excavations to form a shallow <br />planting saucer to contain water with a minimum of three to five inch berm. <br />D. Mulch planting saucer and the areas as indicated herein with two to four inches of <br />mulch. <br />3.06 STAKING AND GUYING: The CONTRACTOR shall stake and guy trees and plants as <br />follows. <br />A. Palm trees are to be staked with three 2-inch by 4-inch wood braces, toe nailed to <br />cleats, which are securely banded by two points to the palm at one half the height of <br />the trunk. The trunk shall be padded with five layers of burlap under the cleats. <br />Braces shall be approximately 120 degrees apart and secured underground by two- <br />inch by four inch by 12-inch stale pads. <br />B. Trees larger than one inch caliper and smaller than two inch caliper shall be staked <br />with a two inch stake set at least 24 inches in the ground and extending to the crown <br />of the plant. The plant shall be firmly fastened to the stake with two strands of 12- <br />gauge soft wire, enclosed in a rubber hose or other approved covering. The wire <br />shall be nailed or stapled to the stake to prevent slippage. <br />C. Trees larger than two-inch caliper and smaller than three and one-half inch caliper <br />shall be staked with two two-inch by four-inch stakes, eight feet long, set two feet in <br />the ground. The tree shall be midway between the stakes and held firmly in place by <br />two strands of 12-gauge wire, applied as specified above for single stakes. Tie wires <br />will be tightened and kept tight by twisting. <br />D. Understory plants do not need staking. <br />E. Nails or spikes in trunks are prohibited <br />3.07 PRUNING AND REPAIR: The CONTRACTOR shall limit pruning to the minimum <br />necessary to remove dead or injured twigs and branches. The CONTRACTOR shall <br />prune so as not to change the natural habit or shape of the plant, not shall the <br />CONTRACTOR prune any plant back to such an extent that it no longer meets <br />specifications. <br />3.08 GRASSING GENERAL: The CONTRACTOR shall establish a stand of grass on slopes, <br />shoulders, and other areas shown on the Drawings by seeding, fertilizing, mulching and <br />maintaining the area as specified herein. Fertilizing, seeding or mulching operations will <br />not be permitted when wind velocities exceed 15 miles per hour. Seed shall be sown only <br />when the soil is moist and in proper condition to induce growth. Grassing shall be <br />incorporated into the project at the earliest practical time in the life of the Contract. <br />3.09 GRASSING SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS: The CONTRACTOR shall proceed with the <br />WORK in the following sequence: fertilization and preparation of the ground, spreading of <br />mulch, seeding, cutting-in mulch and rolling. <br />3.10 SOD DELIVERY: The CONTRACTOR shall follow the following requirements regarding <br />delivery of sod. <br />A. Deliver sod immediately on lifting and after grass bed is prepared for planting. <br />B. Give advance notice to ENGINEER on days on which deliveries of sod will be made <br />C. The CONTRACTOR shall protect sod from drying by covering during delivery to <br />protect from sun and wind.