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CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />SPECIFICATIONS <br />PROJECT NO.: XX-XXXX <br />PROJECT TITLE <br /> <br />132 <br />grade prior to placing fertilizers. Rock and debris more than 2 inches in diameter shall <br />be removed from the site. <br />B. PREPARATION: <br />1. Preparation of Lawn Beds: At the time of planting, lawn bed shall be raked <br />lightly to an even surface, removing any deleterious materials. Care shall be taken <br />not to change the drainage pattern. The lawn bed shall be inspected by the <br />Engineer to determine suitability for planting prior to sodding. The Contractor <br />shall obtain such approval before sodding. <br />2. Watering Basins: Construct a firmly compacted mound of soil around each tree <br />and plant to form a watering basin at the edge of and following the shape of the <br />planting pit area. Mounds for trees and for vines from 5 gallons or larger <br />containers, shall be at least 2 inches high. Excavated earth, if capable of retaining <br />water, may be used. Refill any settlement. <br />C. TREES AND SHRUBS: <br />1. Specimen trees shall be located as directed by Engineer prior to installation of <br />irrigation systems. <br />2. Plant to their normal depth and puddle with a running stream of water from a hose <br />on the same day which they were planted. Prepare three (3) planting holes and <br />stake the trees as shown on the standard tree staking City of Santa Ana Standard <br />Plan Nos. 1124 & 1124A and as shown on the plans. <br />3. The spacing of trees and shrubs shall be subject to the approval of the Engineer. <br />4. Root Control Barrier <br />For median trees, where utilities occur, root control barrier shall be 4-feet wide by <br />15-feet long by 0.06-inch thick high impact polystyrene sheeting, manufactured <br />for root barrier purposes. Sheeting shall have root deflector ribbing and pre- <br />molded joiner strips of the same material. <br />For parkway trees, root control barrier shall be 18-inch wide by 0.06-inch thick <br />high impact polystyrene sheeting, manufactured for root barrier purposes. <br />Sheeting shall have root deflector ribbing and pre-molded joiner strips of the same <br />material. <br />5. Plant Pits: Trees and shrubs shall be installed in round pits with vertical sides, a <br />width equal to twice the diameter, and a depth equal to the height of the root ball <br />or container. Sides and bottom of plant pits shall be scarified. <br />505 E Central Ave <br />#B11/6/2024