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LANDSCAPING <br />Section 02900 <br />Project 15-1207 <br />precedence over common names. <br />3. Tag each plant of a patented variety with the variety and identification number, <br />where applicable, as it is delivered to the job site. <br />4. Select only plants which have been nursery -grown in accordance with good <br />horticultural practices and which have been grown under climatic conditions <br />similar to those in the locality of the project for at least one year. <br />5. Select only plants which are typical of their species or variety; have normal habits <br />of growth; are sound, healthy, vigorous, well -branched and densely -foliated <br />when in leaf; are free of disease, insect pests, eggs or larvae; and have a healthy <br />and well-developed root system. <br />6. Select only container stock that has been grown in the containers in which <br />delivered for at least six (6) months, but not over two (2) years. Provide samples <br />to show that there are no root -bound conditions. <br />7. Do not use plants that are severely pruned or headed -back to meet size <br />requirements. <br />8. Do not plant container -grown plants that have cracked or broken balls of earth <br />when taken from the container. Remove canned stock carefully from cans after <br />containers have been cut on two sides with tin snips or other approved cutter. <br />9. Coordinate a time for the Landscape Architect to inspect the plants upon their <br />delivery to the project site. <br />10. At any time prior to final acceptance, be prepared to replace any plants that are <br />rejected by the Owner's Representative because of physical damage to the <br />plant. <br />11. Do not remove container -grown stock from containers before time of planting. <br />12. Be prepared to replace plants which are rejected by the Owner's Representative <br />for the following reasons: <br />a. Trunk bark damage caused by sunburn, <br />b. Trunk bark wounds caused by rubbing stakes or ties, <br />C. Trunk bark damage caused by ties that have girdled the tree, <br />d. Tree head development that is lopsided and not symmetrical in form, <br />e. Tree branches that cross or touch, <br />f. Tree branches with double leaders (unless multi -trunk trees are <br />specified). <br />3 <br />