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t 5.1.1 Trees shall have a sound ball with a firm attachment of the trunk with the root ball. The trunk shall not be loose but firmly held within the root ball. 5.1.2 Root balls shall conform to the standards and specifications of the American Association of Nurserymen, American Standard for Nursery Stock, currently in use for size and condition. ~ 5.1.3 Root balls of trees shall not be allowed to dry out at any time from the nursery to final planting. j 5.1.4 Trees shall have a well developed root system and not be root bound or have circling /girdling roots. 5.2 In a container, providing: it ' 5.2.1 The trees are free of circling, girdling roots. ' 5.2.2 The trees have been grown in the container for a maximum period of one year. 5.3 Bare root, providing: 5.3.1 Trees in a bare root condition do not exceed 1.5" in caliper, measured 6" above mean ground level. 5.3.2 The roots are not allowed to dry out and are kept moist at any time from the nursery to final planting. 5.3.3 ~ The roots are well-established; full of live and vigorous fibrous roots, along with the larger structural roots. i 6. $~reet Tree Planting T ~a*ion Standards. 6.1 O~,public streets without sidewalks, trees shall be located so as to accommodate future sidewalk placement and with regard to current and future utility line corridors. Trees and shrubs (which attain a height of eighteen inches (18") or more) that may form a hedge or screen shall not be allowed within the "Vision Clear Zone" of a street, alley, or driveway intersection so as to obscure required traffic sight distances. Curves in the road, hills, and other site specific factors may require extensions of these dimensions. For more information on Vision Clear Zones, see the Vision Clear Zone Brochure. Administrative Order - 5 11 / 11 /96