SECTION B - Derry City Council

Give notice before:
o Setting out.
o Applying herbicide.
o Applying fertilizer.
o Delivery of plants/ trees.
o Planting shrubs.
o Planting trees into previously dug pits.
o Watering.
o Visiting site during maintenance period.
o Period of notice: 7 days.
200 PLANTS/ TREES - GENERAL
o Condition: Materially undamaged, sturdy, healthy and vigorous.
o Appearance: Of good shape and without elongated shoots.
o Hardiness: Grown in a suitable environment and hardened off.
o Health: Free from pests, diseases, discoloration, weeds and physiological
disorders.
o Budded or grafted plants: Bottom worked.
o Root system and condition: To requirements of the National Plant Specification
and balanced with branch system.
o Species: True to name.
o Origin/ Provenance: UK/Ireland where possible and feasible.
o Origin and Provenance have the meaning given in the National Plant
Specification.
215 PLANTS/ TREES - SPECIFICATION CRITERIA
o Name, forms, dimensions, provenance and other criteria: As scheduled and
defined in the National Plant Specification.
216 PLANTS/ TREES - SPECIFICATION CRITERIA
o Name, forms, dimensions and other criteria: To the relevant part of BS 3936.
217 SPECIMEN/ SEMI MATURE TREES
o They shall comprise: Semi Mature Trees, root balled or container grown,
Overall height 6m+ (except for 1Nr Monkey Puzzle Tree to be 8m+)
o They shall have a well developed and balanced head. All shall have a good
fibrous root system and shall have been regularly transplanted to build up the
main roots with well developed laterals and fibrous root system.
o All trees shall have an upright central leader and shall have min. five main
branches with lateral shoots. Unless they are feathered stock, they shall have a
clear stem to 1.8m to 2.1m A.G.L.
o All Multi-stem Trees shall have a minimum of five branches rising from the stool.
218 PLEACHED TREES
o To be rootballed or container grown, 2.0m high clear stem
o Minimum 4Nr tier layer of horizontal branches with 40 cms between each tier
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