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Low-Visibility Planting Areas
-plantings where there is minimal impact
from human activity(foot traffic,
recreation, etc.) on the site.
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Minimum Recommended Planting
Specifications
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Specification |
Standard
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Habitat Improv.
Water Quality
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Plantation
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Site Prep
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Mow or Herbicide
when necessary
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Mow Herbicide
only when essential
|
Mow or Herbicide
when necessary
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Species Mix
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20% Hardwood
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60% Hardwood
20% Shrub
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Varies according to
product requirements
|
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Minimum No.
Species
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2 Hardwood
1 Shrub
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3 Hardwood
2 Shrub
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Varies according to
objective
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Seedlings per
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680
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436
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436
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Acre, minimum
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8 x 8 spacing recommended
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Spacing variable according to
site, species, and objective
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Stock size
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1-0, 2-0
Bareroot seedlings
|
1-0, 2-0
Bareroot seedlings
|
1-0, 2-0
Bareroot seedlings
|
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Maintenance to
be discontinued after establishment
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Mow herbicide release
when necessary
|
Mow herbicide if
essential
|
Mow herbicide release
when necessary
|
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Tree Shelters
|
75
|
75
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as needed
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High-Visibility Planting Areas
-Includes highly visible
plantings which may also be impacted by substantial human activity
(foot traffic, recreation, etc.) that is detrimental to the survival
of planted trees. Includes parks, community open spaces, highway
demonstration plantings, school demonstration plantings, TREEmendous
Maryland.
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Minimum Recommended Planting
Specifications
|
|
Site
Preparation
|
-Mowing
-Soil preparation (if needed)
-Herbicide (when
essential)
|
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Species Mix
|
-No more
than 30% of the trees and shrubs may belong to the same taxonomic
family
-Native species encourages
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Stocking
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-Initial planting rate must consist
of:
1, 2" caliper B&B
or containerized tree per 400 s.f.
(about 100 trees/ac. at 201 x
201)
or
1, 1" caliper B&B
or containerized tree per 225 s.f.
(about 200 trees/ac. at 151 x
151)
or
1 tree seedling with a Tree
Shelter per 120 s.f.
(about 350 trees/ac. at 111 x
111 spacing). The survival
rate at one year after planting must consist of
225 trees per acre)
or
1 tree seedling per 64
s.f. (about 700 trees/ac. At 81 x 81 spacing). The survival
rate at one year after planting must consist of 436 trees/acre.
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| note:
mixed stock plantings can incorporate oneor
all of the above at the prescribed rates |
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Stocking Size
|
-B & B
|
1" caliper or equivalent
containerized according to the National Nurseryman's Assoc.
standards
|
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-Seedling:
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1-0, 2-0 Bareroot
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