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FP-96 English Version - Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division

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Section 626(a) Open the bundles of bare root material, separate plants, and cover theroots in moist trenches.(b) Cover the earth balls of balled and burlapped material with mulch orother suitable material and keep moist.Install all plant material received on site within 30 days.626.06 Excavation for Plant Pits and Beds. Remove all sod, weeds, roots,and other unsuitable material from the planting site. Excavate plant pits asfollows:(a) Width of excavation.(1) For root spread or ball diameters up to 4 feet, dig the pits circular inoutline to the root spread plus 2 feet.(2) For root spreads or ball diameters over 4 feet, excavate 1.5 times theroot spread.(b) Depth of excavation. Dig the pits to a depth that permits a minimum of6 inches of backfill under the roots or balls or dig the pits to the followingdepths, whichever is deeper:(1) Deciduous trees.(a) Under 1.5 inch caliper. 2 feet deep(b) Over 1.5 inch caliper. 3 feet deep(2) Deciduous and evergreen shrubs.(a) Under 2 feet height. 1 foot deep(b) Over 2 feet height. 2 feet deep(3) Evergreen trees.(a) Under 5 feet height. 8 inches plus ball height(b) Over 5 feet height. 12 inches plus ball height(4) Vines and groundcovers. Double the size of the pot.616

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