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standard for "Florida Fancy" per the State of Florida, Department of Agriculture. D. Pruning: 1. Plants shall not be pruned prior to delivery except as authorized by the CONSULTANT. 2. Plants shall have been transplanted or root pruned at least once in the three years prior to contract date. 3. Immediately upon selection by the CONTRACTOR and acceptance by the CONSULTANT, all major trees shall be completely root pruned at the nursery site and held in that condition for a period of 45 - 60 days. Plants shall not be further dug or transported without acceptance of CONSULTANT. 4. If the CONTRACTOR wishes to strip the foliage of certain species prior to transplanting, removal of not more than one -half of foliage shall be conducted at time of root pruning. In this event the plant shall fully conform to this specification at the time of planting and review for acceptance. E. "Medjool" Date Palms: Phoenix Dactylifera "Medjool ", 14 foot clear trunk, 11 foot clear wood. Clear trunk shall be measured from the lowest live green frond to ground level and clear wood shall be measured from the bottom of the "Pineapple" to ground level. Both measurements must be met in order to satisfy this requirement. a. Each palm shall have a minimum caliper of 20 inches and shall not vary in caliper by more than two inches at any point along the trunk. b. All palms must meet or exceed all of the requirements of Florida Fancy as defined in the Florida Grades and Standards for Nursery Plants published by the Florida Dept. of Agriculture. C. Canopies to be full and green at the time of arrival at the job site with a minimum spread at the installation of 12 feet. d. Mechanical scars into the trunks ofthe palms will disqualified this material as Florida #1 and will therefore be cause for rejection on site. e. The Deglett Noor Cultivar is not acceptable alternate and will not be accepted for this installation. f. The CONTRACTOR is responsible for obtaining from the Date palm supplier a signed and notarized certificate indicating the genus, species, and sub - variety of the palms he intends to deliver to the project site. This certification is to be submitted to the CONSULTANT, for approval, prior to delivery of any Date Palms to the project site. PART 3 - EXECUTION 3.01 EXISTING CONDITIONS A. Before Work of this section, carefully inspect Work of other trades and verify that such Work is complete to the point at which this landscape Work may properly commence. Verify that planting may be completed in accordance with construction plans and referenced standards. 02900 -5