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2. Plants to be used in the Works shall be well branched and formed planting stock. They shall be sound, vigorous and free from disease, sunscald, windburn, abrasions, harmful insects or eggs, and have a normal healthy, well developed and non-broken root system, evenly distributed through the root ball, free of circulation. Plant structure shall be well balanced, self supporting with unrestricted superstructure and root form.
5. Dune Sand: shall be suitable for inclusion into the soil mix and free from excessive salts, weeds, stones or other foreign matter taken from a maximum depth of 500 mm having removed surface crust and gypsoferrous accumulations.
9. Clay shall have uniform composition and structure, a lean clay character, and be free from roots, stones, clods larger than 50 mm in greatest dimension, pockets of coarse, sand, noxious weeds, sticks and other litter. It shall not be infected with nematodes or other undesirable insects and plant disease organisms. Prior to mixing all lumps shall be thoroughly broken up.
3. Composted organic waste shall be a recycled waste product such as cocopeat, or a fully natural authority approved composted product shredded and granulated to pass through a 12 mm mesh screen and conditioned in storage piles for at least 6 months. The compost shall be free from sticks, stones, roots, and other objectionable matter. It shall have a pH value of not less than 7 and nor more than 7.5. The minimum organic content shall be 85% on a dry weight basis. Compost shall be delivered in undamaged recyclable bags in air dry condition.
4. Manure shall be pasteurized dried pelletized sewage sludge or decomposed animal manure of fully fermented pre-dried, sheep, horses, goat, cow or chicken manure with nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potassium and a pH value of 6.0 to 7.5. Manure shall be free of stones, sticks and non-biodegradable material. Manure shall be heat treated, free from pathogen, weeds and other pollutant. A health certificate shall be submitted for the proposed sample. Animal manure shall not be used for top dressing of grass area.
14. Irrigation Water shall be provided by the Contractor from an off-site source approved by the Engineer as being suitable for irrigation. Water shall be free from substances harmful to plant life. Water sources shall not exceed the following parameters:
3. Manure: shall be the decomposed animal manure, pasteurized dried pelletized sewage sludge or fully fermented pre-dried heat treated sheep, horses, goat, cow or chicken manure with nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potassium and a pH value of 6.0 to 7.5. Manure shall be free of stones, sticks and non-biodegradable material. Manure shall be heat treated, free from pathogen, weeds and other pollutant. A health certificate shall be submitted for the proposed sample. Animal manure shall not be used on the top dressing of grass area.
1. Stakes for tree support shall be rough sawn wood, free from knots, rot, cross grain, or other defects that impair the strength. Stakes shall be treated with pentachlorophenol or other approved non-injurious green preservative.
1. Irrigation water shall be provided by the Contractor from an off-site source approved by the Engineer as being suitable for irrigation. Water shall be free from substances harmful to plant life. Water sources shall not exceed the following parameters:
1. Planting materials are to comply with BS 3936: 1980 and Part 10: 1981, free from pest and diseases, representative of their species or variety, or size not less than specified in plants Table Table 9a and 9b, with well-branched head and vigorous root system, free from injury and obtained from a nursery or other approved sources.
(a) De-barked timber, straight, free of knots, splits or other projections, pointed at the end, lower end to min. 15 cm above grade level shall be treated with non-injurious wood preservative carried out at least two weeks before stakes are used, minimum section 50 mm and length 2 m depending on height of a tree. The stakes shall be laid 50 cm deep in the soil.
(a) De-barked timber, straight, free of knots, splits or other projections, pointed at the end, lower end to min. 15 cm above grade level shall be treated with non-injurious wood preservative carried out at least two weeks before stakes are used, minimum section 25 mm and length depending on height of a shrub or hedge. The stakes shall be laid 30 cm deep in the soil.
2. Grass sprigs shall be provided as healthy living stems stolons or rhizomes with attached roots including two to three nodes. They shall be 5 to 15 mm long without adhering soil. The limitation of time between harvesting and planting of sprigs shall be 24 hours. Sprigs shall be obtained from heavy and dense turf, free from weeds. Sprigs that have been exposed to heat and excessive drying will be rejected. Sprigs shall be planted at 150 mm apart in both directions.
3. Turf shall be strongly rooted, not less than 2 years old, free of weeds and undesirable native grass. Only turf that is capable of vigorous growth and development when laid shall be used. Turf shall be of a uniform size in width and length. Broken pads or pads with uneven ends will not be acceptable.
1. Maintenance shall consist of watering, fertilising, weeding, mowing, trimming and other operations as required to establish a smooth acceptable lawn free of eroded or bare areas. If required, the Contractor shall apply maintenance fertiliser after the second mowing. Any additional fertiliser shall be added when grass is dry. After application of the fertiliser, the area shall be watered well
'Mr Tree' is a small family business so you will be assured of a personal service at all times.We offer free site visits and written estimates, and also offer a full TPO (Tree Preservation Order) application service (Worthing Borough residents click here for information).Our work is fully insured. We carry 5,000,000 Public Liability Insurance, and our staff are covered under Employer's Liability insurance.We are fully compliant with current Health and Safety legislation (Risk Assessments, First Aid cover etc.) We are members of the Arboricultural Association, and work to their guidelines. All work is carried out to BS 3998. We are also members of the Royal Horticultural Association. 2ff7e9595c
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