Appendix 9: Typical Planting and Seeding Mixes.
Appendix 9: Typical Planting and Seeding Mixes.
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Note: All native plant and seed species to be local provenance, according to criteria contained within Appendix 1 Figure 5 of the Scottish Executive publication ‘Cost Effective Landscape — Learning from Nature’.
WOODLAND WITH STANDARD TREE PLANTING |
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STANDARD TREES |
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Type: |
Rootballed Heavy Standard to specification |
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Note: |
30no total to be planted in area of standard trees @ 3.5m centres |
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To be planted with 75mm perforated plastic pipe around rootball with T junction and cap and secured using 2nr softwood stakes and cross spar. |
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Species: |
Quercus robur |
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Acer platanoides |
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CELL GROWN TREES |
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Type: |
Cell grown plants to Specification, protected by 900mm tree or shrub shelter. |
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(Where cell grown plants not available/ or inappropriate the following should be used: |
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Container grown to Specification in 2l pots |
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Climbing plants to Specification in 2l pots |
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Notes: |
Average 2m centres (1 plant / 4m2) |
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Species: |
As Woodland 1 but lower density. |
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WOODLAND PLANTING |
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Type: |
Cell grown plants to Specification, protected by 900mm tree or shrub shelter. |
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(Where cell grown plants not available/ or inappropriate the following should be used: |
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Container grown to Specification in 2l pots |
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Climbing plants to Specification in 2l pots |
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Notes: |
Average 1.5m centres (1 plant / 2.25m2) |
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Ensure mix is planted in such a way that the larger tree species(dominants) are planted no closer than 6m to the road and pioneers are planted no closer than 4m to the road. |
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Woodland 1 |
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Pioneers |
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10% |
Silver birch (Betula pendula) |
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10% |
Gean (Prunus avium) |
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10% |
Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) |
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5% |
Grey willow (Salix cinerea) |
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Dominants |
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10% |
Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) |
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10% |
Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) |
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5% |
Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) |
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Associated species |
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10% |
Holly (Ilex aquifolium) |
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10% |
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) |
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5% |
Elder (Sambus nigra) |
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5% |
Dog rose (Rosa canina) |
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5% |
Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) |
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5% |
Geulder rose (Viburnum opulus) |
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HEDGE PLANTING |
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Type: |
Cell grown plants to Specification, protected by 900mm tree or shrub shelter. |
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(Where cell grown plants not available/ or inappropriate the following should be used: |
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Container grown to Specification in 2l pots |
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Climbing plants to Specification in 2l pots |
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Notes: |
Hedge base to be covered by 2m wide mulch mat and 75mm deep coarse bark mulch. Hedge to be planted through mat in double staggered rows with no fewer than 6 plants per linear metre in total. |
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Hedge Mix |
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40% |
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) |
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25% |
Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) |
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15% |
Holly (Ilex aquifolium) |
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10 % |
Elder (Sambucus nigra) |
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5% |
Field maple (Acer campreste) |
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2.5% |
Dog rose (Rosa canina) |
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2.5% |
Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) |
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GRASS AND WILDFLOWER SEED MIXES |
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VERGE GRASS |
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G1 Grass to verges and visibility Splays |
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Sowing rate: |
20g/m2 |
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Note: |
To be sown onto 50 -150mm topsoil and fertiliser added. |
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20% |
Lolium perenne |
(STRI short growth rate 7.5 or better) |
30% |
Festuca rubra rubra |
(STRI short growth rate 6 or better) |
30% |
Festuca rubra litoralis |
(STRI short growth rate 6.5 or better) |
10% |
Festuca rubra commutate |
(STRI short growth rate 6.5 or better) |
2.5% |
Agrostis stolonifera |
(STRI short growth rate 6.5 or better) |
7.5% |
Puccinella maritime |
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EMBANKMENT GRASS |
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G2 Grass and Wildflowers for General Slopes and Embankments |
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Sowing rate: |
5g/m2 |
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Note: |
To be sown onto 50 -150mm topsoil. No fertiliser to be applied. |
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Grasses |
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10% |
Agrostis castellana |
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15% |
Agrostis tenuis |
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15% |
Cynosurus cristata |
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5% |
Deschampsia flexuosa |
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10% |
Festuca longifolia |
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15% |
Festuca rubra commutate |
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10% |
Poa pratensis |
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Wildflower content |
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2% |
Achillea millefolium |
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1% |
Centaurea nigra |
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1% |
Filipendula ulmaria |
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1% |
Geranium pratense |
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1% |
Hypochoeris radicata |
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1% |
Leucanthemum vulgare |
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2% |
Lotus corniculatus |
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1% |
Lychnis flos-cuculi |
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1% |
Plantago lanceolata |
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1% |
Prunella vulgaris |
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1% |
Rhinanthus minor |
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2% |
Silene dioica |
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1% |
Trifoliun repens |
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2% |
Vicia sativa |