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3.Mulching Trees Will you mulch your trees and if so, how will you maintain mulch? 4.Staking and Tying Trees Explain if staking is necessary due to mowing, vandalism, or wind conditions, and describe plans for inspection and removal. 5.Checking Tree Health The grantee will check trees every 6 – 12 months to identify and address problems. Describe inspection process and follow-up. 6.Tree Protection Young trees in busy urban areas may be easily damaged by human activity, animals, and equipment. Describe how planted trees will be protected. 7.Pruning Newly planted trees should need little pruning, if they were properly cared for in the nursery. In the first year after planting, remove only dead or broken branches. In later years, weakly attached limbs can be removed, and corrective pruning can be done if needed. Describe your pruning maintenance cycle. 8.Tree Warranty Tree planting should include a warranty from the nursery for replacement (due to poor condition or mortality). The grantee should be prepared to fully replace all trees that are in poor condition or die prior to inspection at the end of the project grant agreement, unless loss was due to natural disaster. Describe your tree warranty or how trees will be replaced. We will be applying roughly 0.25 cubic yards of mulch to each tree. Mulch will be 3-4 inches deep and approximately 2.5 foot radius around each tree. Care will be taken to ensure that no mulch is touching the trunk, and that mulch is level to avoid creating mulch volcanoes. Additionally, we distribute proper mulching advice in our city newsletter and in a letter that all homeowners will receive to explain care of the new boulevard trees. We will also post mulching advice on our facebook page closer to planting time. Staking has not been required for most boulevard trees in the City. In the rare cases that wind makes staking necessary, we use a three-point method with nylon straps and slack rope that will only become taut with wind. These stakes are removed within one year to encourage proper root anchoring from the tree itself. In cases of heavier leaning, we re-dig to make adjustments to soil levels to reposition the tree. The inspection process will include visits to each tree by the Environmental Coordinator (ISA arborist #4755-A). Any corrective actions needed will be noted during an inspection at installation, again by August 1st, and annually in spring thereafter. Corrective actions will be performed by the Parks crew. Deer/rodent guards will be installed by August 1st and removed by June 1st each year. We will prune once at installation to remove dead or broken branches. Trees will be pruned in year 3 for structure correction, removal of codominant stems, and removal of any dead branches. Trees will be pruned every five years after that as needed and as resources allow. Pruning will follow the Gilman method and ISA recommendations. We will request a one-year warranty be included in the bare root stock that we purchase. The City replaces all trees that die outside of the warranty period on any project. We will include any trees that die outside of the warranty period in the planting that occurs the next spring. aocupign bnvelope faW 065c83CA-6NC8-44NA-VVAB-00V3b54662TC