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Home My WebLink AboutL2 - CARMEL TREE DETAILSRemove any container Remove tags and Remove trunk wrap Remove tags and or hvine and burlap. labels. if necessary. labels. Prune only dead or Remove all wire baskets, Prune only dead or Back811 using existing soil. broken branches or twine and burlap. broken branches or Water thoroughly to double leaders. !� double leaders. eliminate air pockets. Before time is in the hole, Remove excess soil remove bottom of basket A Stake tree ro locate and expose cuffing horizontally. if necessary. Add 1-2 inches of root flare. After tree is in the hole, hardwood mulch. remove restof basket Remove excess soil Keep mulch 3 inches Root flare should be cuffing vertically. to locate and expose from trunk. 1-2 inches above Backfill using existing soil. root Aare. Finish grade. Iskhardwood Water thoroughly to eliminate air pockets. Root Bare should be Finish grade. 1-2 inches above Add 1-2 inches of finish grade, mulch. P 3 inches r Finish grade. in nikh fro . CITY OF CARMEL URBAN FORESTRY Street Tree Planting Specifications The purpose of these specifications is to ensure that trees to be planted upon public grounds and the public right of ways are property maintained and preserved to protect their economic, aesthetic, and ecological benefit to the city of Cannel and Its residents. (a) Street trees to be planted in a street right-of-way must first be approved by the city forester. Approved plantings must be maintained for one year after the trees are planted and any trees which fail to survive or do not exhibit normal growth charectenstics of health and vigor within the one year period must be removed at the expense of the installer. The one year perind shall begin after the preliminary inspection and shall recommence as trees are replaced. Upon completion of a street tree planting, the installer shall contact the city for an inspection. The guarantee period shall begin after the approval of the city and a final inspection shall be matte at the end of the guarantee period. b New street tree plantings are to be aligned with neighboring trees rovidetl that the P 9 io 9 9 P neighboring trees meet the distances mentioned below. (c) Maximum spacing between street trees shall be fifty (50) feet with a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet. The city forester may require wider spacing if it is necessary for the development of the tree or for safe use of the street or sidewalk. When space is limited or to achieve certain design effects, closer spacing may be considered. (d) At residential intersections, plant material with mature height of greater than 36 inches above Me established street grade shall not be planted within the triangular space at the street corner. The street grade is measured at the intersection of the centedines of Me intersecting street pavement, and the triangular space Is determined by a diagonal line connecting two (2) points measured fifteen (15) feet equidistant from the lot comer along each property line at intersections of two (2) residential streets or twenty-five (25) feet at the intersection of any other types of streets, except where engineering standards Indicate otherwise. (a) Street trees are not perturbed where the distance between the cum and detached sidewalk is less than 5 feet. In addition, a planting area defined by tow curbs, cum and fence, or sidewalk and fence must be 5 feet wide. (f) Small growing trees (maturing to 15 feet or less) can be planted directly underneath distribution power lines. Medium sized trees (maturing W 16 to 40 feet) must be planted at lead 30 feet from distribution power lines. Large growing trees (meaning to 40 feet or more) can ba planted at Iees140 feet ham tlistribution power lines in enter W avoid future pruning. (See City of Cannel§ Recommended Tree List — Available from the Department of Community Services) (g) Street tree installation shall adhere to the cityof Carmel Tree and Shrub Installation Specifications. (See Cityof Camrel's Graphic Planting Canada —Available from the Department of Community Services) (h) Street trees must be planted so that its center is a minimum balance from Me following objects: Step Sign, Speed Sign, Street Information Driveway, Alley, Fire Hydrant, Manhole. Water Valve, Mailbox, Light Pole Underground Utilities Sidewalk, Cum 20 feel 10feet 5feet 2feel RELEASED FOR CONSTRUCTION Subject to compliance with all regulations of State and local Codes City of Camel (� �VT�'la>ssdNal�+L DATE: 10/30/19 CITY OF CARMEL URBAN FORESTRY Tree Planting Procedures • Contact Holey Maley (within Indiana 1-8003152-5544 or 811) to locate any underground utilities before you dig. • Keep the root ball well watered and the tree in a shaded place until you are ready to plant. • Remove all tags, labels, and raping from the tree canopy. • Determine the root flare on the ball and burlap Use before the planting hole is dug so that the depth of the planting hole can be measured properly. ➢ Remove twine and open the burlap from around the trunk area of the tree. Pull back the excess soil around the trunk to locate root time and main order mots. (The root flare is the enlarged area where stem tissue begins to differentiate into man order and lateral roots. The top of the root ball is not always the root Aare.) ➢ Measure the distance from the base of the root flare to the bottom of the root ball to determine the depth of the plantinghole. The root Aashould be at finish re grade and the mein order ream just below {finish grade. The root here maybe hidden within the root ball) • Dig the planting hole to this depth and at least two times the diameter of the root ball wide. • Break up the sides of the planting hole to avoid glazing. Leave the bottom of the hale undisturbed to help support it and reduce settling. • Before the tree is placed in the planting hole, use bolt cutters to remove the bottom of the basket cutting the basket horizontally. This is also a good time to remove the bottom portion of burlap B the root ball is structurally sound. If the tree is container grown, cut and remove the container. • Roll the tree Into planting hole by the root ball, not the trunk. Be careful not to break off the connection between the roots and trunk. (The foot Aare should be at or slightly above finish grade.) • Balance the time upright, straight and center. Visually check from two opposing 90 degree sides for straightness. Make any adjustments using shovels to position the root ball for straight trunk orientation. Do not make adjustments by manipulating the trunk. • Use botl cutters to remove the rest of the wire basket by cutting the basket vertically and peeling off the basket. • Remove any remaining package material including twine, strings, burlap, staples, nails, or plastic, exposing the root ball. • Prune dead or crushed roots and straighten or cut circling roots. Make clean cuts to promote new root generation. • Back ill using the existing soil up to where the root time begins to branch, gently tamp. Fill soil lust above where roots begin to laterally branch from the trunk. (A tree planted even f"too deep may form a dysfunctional root system). • Prune only dead, broken, Injured branches or double leaders. Do not paint wounds. • Remove any additional transportation material Including tree wrap, tape and string from the trunk. • Pour five to ten gallons of water slowly around the tree to eliminate any air pockets. • Stake and brace the free, B necessary. Support the tree but allow it to move or sway. • Mulch evenly with 2 - 3" of hardwood mulch at least to the diameter tree crown. Keep mulch 3" away from the trunk. • Fertilize the time only after the tree has been installed for one year. 'Accompany Document: Wire Basket Remove/ and Tee Staking Process L1AFF201'£nnl T//F: Cl1Y'nfGRMEL fla9ANFDR6iFYnrVLQON . SG STER . STATE OF a U� AL `EN�..m•. m / w � w z e > ry z 3 r O d b R R Q L� m U T? 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