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<br />EXPLANATORY ADDENDUM <br />• SHRUB AND TREE PLANTING METHOD <br />All or most of the woody material to be planted will be <br />bare root stock. Any other material will be containerized, but very <br />little material of this type is expected to be used because of the <br />expense. Methods for planting these materials will be similar to <br />the standard procedure for handling bare root and containerized woody <br />plants. <br />The planting process involves several steps. In spoil <br />material, the selection of the precise location of the planting is the <br />most critical. Wherever a shrub or tree is to be located, the depth <br />of the medium is critical to the success of the planting. Because the <br />plants tend to be expensive the highest rate of success is imperative <br />• to economical reclamation. <br />In general, most shrub and small tree stock will be planted <br />in at least 2 feet of plant growth medium. Larger plants that generally <br />will be either balled or containerized will take more material depending <br />on the actual size of the plant. Planting in fewer than 2 feet of <br />medium will result, in most cases, in either a short life or a poor <br />establishment with stunted growth. The depth of the medium will <br />be determined manually by probing the soil with a metal rod. The rod <br />will be used to determined the exact locations of planting <br />once the general area of the shrub thicket is determined. <br />Once a site is selected where the particular tree or shrub <br />will be planted a hole is excavated in the medium. The dimensions of the <br /> <br />P-E-20* <br />