OPEN_796_EAONE_LANDSCAPE_SPECIFICATION 10 Aug 2016 APPENDIX 9
690 MAINTENANCE OF LOOSE MULCH • Thickness (minimum): 75 mm. - Top up: Annually.
• Mulch spill on adjacent areas: Remove weeds and rubbish and return to planted area. • Weeding: Remove weeds growing on or in mulch by hand weeding.
710 WOODLAND PLANTING MAINTENANCE • Watering: In exceptional circumstances to prevent plants dying. • Loose plants: Refirm surrounding soil, without compacting. • Vegetation: Except trees and coppice shoots to be retained, cut down to 100 mm above ground level within the plantation area. - Arisings: Leave between rows. • Ditches and drains: Keep clear.
715 WOODLAND THINNING • Mature planting density: 4 plants per m². • Timing: Thin in stages in accordance with the agreed management plan.
720 COPPICING • Material to be coppiced Coryllus species. • Standard: Good forestry practice. • Cut stems: 200 mm. - Finish: Leave sloping upward towards the centre to promote rainwater runoff.
• Brash: Stack around coppice stool to alleviate deer damage. • Coppiced timber: Extract.
TREE WORK
810 TREE WORK GENERALLY • Identification: Before starting work agree which trees, shrubs and hedges are to be removed or pruned.
• Protection: Avoid damage to neighbouring trees, plants and property. • Standards: To BS 3998 and Health & Safety Executive (HSE) 'Forestry and arboriculture safety leaflets'.
• Removing branches: Cut as Arboricultural Association Leaflet 'Mature tree management'. Cut vertical branches similarly, with no more slope on the cut surface than is necessary to shed rainwater.
• Appearance: Leave trees with a well balanced natural appearance. • Chain saw work: Operatives must hold a Certificate of Competence. • Tree work: To be carried out by an approved member of the Arboricultural Association.
815 ADDITIONAL WORK • Defective, diseased, unsafe or weak parts of trees additional to those scheduled for attention: Give notice if detected.
820 PREVENTION OF WOUND BLEEDING • Standard: To BS 3998, clause 8.
825 PREVENTION OF DISEASE TRANSMISSION • Standard: To BS 3998, clause 9 and Appendix B.
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