Landscape maitenance proposal

Landscape Maintenance Proposal

Site Analysis

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Beijing Forestry University locates in Haidian District, north part of Beijing. And our site lies in school’s dependents’ area, which next to basketball court.

Site Analysis Cont.

Since the site was set between two residential buildings, it function as both front and back garden, which provide a green space for the tenements. This site was made for rest, relaxation and sport area. The dependents’ district has been here for about 20 years.

53.4 ft

223.1 ft

Total Square: 0.273 acre

Site Analysis Cont.

Depends on soil test, the site :

• has relative low levels of Iron and Magnesium. • needs a boost in Nitrogen and Potassium • is too moisture and compact in some area

Soil Test

Site Condition Recommendations

Site Analysis Cont.

TURF AREA

• 2-3lbs. of Nitrogen per 1000sq/ft.

• 3lbs. Potassium per 1000sq/ft.

• A 5 step weed control and fertilizer program

POOR DRAINAGE & LOW SPOTS

Install extra drains beneath the soil surface where the soil is

too moisture and make proper slope to avoid water gathering in

low spots.

Site Condition Recommendations

Site Analysis Cont.

DEAD PLANT MATERIAL & PLANT OUT OF SHAPE REMOVAL

Removing the dead or damaged plants and replaced with

new material. Some plants lost ornamental function due to their

unpleasant shape.

TRANSPLANT WITHIN THE SITE

Some plants are still in good condition but grow in improper

places or against design purpose. Transplant those to make room

for a turf area, so that kids can spare their time on this site.

Cont.

Site Condition Recommendations

Site Analysis Cont.

INTRODUC NEW PLANTS FOR SEASONAL APPERANCE

Introduce some new species into the site so that every season

here comes out flower of the seasonal.

WIRES REMOVAL & NEGOTIATION WITH NEIBOURS

Residents here install wires between trees or branches as

clothes line. It will girdle the tree to death as the tree grows.

Therefore, we will negotiate with neighbors, convincing them to

give up their clothesline and promising them there will be a better

place for them to dry their clothes.

Cont.

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Jasminum Nudiflorum

Common Name:

winter jasmine

Quantity on Site:

2 plants

Size:

Roughly 1 m tall, and 4.5 m wide

Plant Condition:

Both grow not very well, and due to

wrong place, they should be replaced

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Rosa Chinensis Common Name:

Rose Quantity on Site:

12 plants Size:

Roughly 1 m tall, and 0.8 m wide Plant Condition:

All are healthy, but 2 should be replaced due to wrong place they grow

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Mentha haplocalyx Common Name:

mint Quantity on Site:

14 plants Size:

Roughly 0.4 m tall, and 2 m wide Plant Condition:

all are healthy

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Ailanthus altissima Common Name:

heaven tree Quantity on Site:

2 plants Size:

Roughly 17 m tall Plant Condition:

Both are healthy

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Jasminum Nudiflorum Common Name:

winter jasmine Quantity on Site:

2 plants Size:

Roughly 1 m tall, and 4.5 m wide Plant Condition:

both grow not very well, and due to wrong place, they should be replaced

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Ginkgo Biloba L Common Name:

Gingkgo Quantity on Site:

3 plants Size:

Roughly 3 m tall Plant Condition:

They are healthy, but due to integrated plan and design, they should be moved away

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Punica Granatum L. Common Name:

pomegranate Quantity on Site:

8 plants Size:

Roughly 4 m tall Plant Condition:

all are healthy, due to whole plan, some should be moved away

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Pinus Bungeana Zucc. Common Name:

white bark pine Quantity on Site:

4 plants Size:

Roughly 11 m tall Plant Condition:

All are healthy and well grown

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Berberis thunbergii cv. atropurpurea F. atropuTpurea Common Name:

purple leaf barberry Quantity on Site:

25 plants Size:

1.5m tall, and 15 wide Plant Condition:

Good

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Philadelphus pekinensis Rupr. Common Name:

Beijing mockorange Quantity on Site:

2 plants Size:

1.5m tall and 2.5m wide Plant Condition:

Pruning some branches

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Ziziphus jujuba var.spinosa(Bunge)Hu Common Name:

Ziziphi tree Quantity on Site:

2 plants Size:

10m tall Plant Condition:

They are healthy and in good condition

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Diospyros Kaki L.f Common Name:

Persimmon Tree Quantity on Site:

2 plants Size:

10m tall Plant Condition:

Good

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Buxussinica(Rehd.etWils.)Cheng Common Name:

Lobular Quantity on Site:

80 plants Size:

0.9m tall, and 1.2m wide Plant Condition:

Almost good, just one clump of them needs to be moved away

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Paeonia Lactiflora Common Name:

peony Quantity on Site:

2 plants Size:

Roughly 0.8 m tall and 0.9 m wide Plant Condition:

They are healthy, but due to integrated plan and design, they may be moved away

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Cyperus rotundus Common Name:

rush nut Quantity on Site:

countless Size:

cover almost 2/3 of the whole land Plant Condition:

most are healthy, some areas are sparse

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Morus alba L. Common Name:

Mulberry Quantity on Site:

1 plant Size:

Roughly 8 m tall Plant Condition:

It grows well

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Hibiscus syriacus L. Common Name:

hibiscus Quantity on Site:

2 plants Size:

Roughly 3.5 m tall Plant Condition:

both are healthy

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Sophora japonica L． Common Name:

locusttree Quantity on Site:

2 plants Size:

Roughly 18 m tall Plant Condition:

Both are healthy

Plant Inventory Cont. Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Juniperus Chinensis Common Name:

Juniper tree Quantity on Site:

5 plants Size:

Roughly 12 m tall Plant Condition:

They are healthy, but need to be pruned well

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Ligustrum quihoui Carr Common Name:

Purpus Privet Quantity on Site:

2 plants Size:

Roughly 3 m tall Plant Condition:

Healthy, need to be pruned

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Calyx Canthus Common Name:

Wintersweet Quantity on Site:

1 plant Size:

Roughly 3.5 m tall Plant Condition:

Healthy

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Rosa xanthina Lindl Common Name:

yellow rose Quantity on Site:

1 plant Size:

Roughly 1.1 m tall, and 0.9 m wide Plant Condition:

Not in a good condition, and it can be replaced

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific name: Malus micromalus Makino Common name: Kaido crab apple Quantity on site: 1 plant Size: Roughly 10 m tall Plant condition: In good condition but still needs to be pruned well

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Malus micromalus Makino Common Name:

Kaido crab apple Quantity on Site:

1 plant Size:

Roughly 10 m tall Plant Condition:

In good condition but still needs to be pruned well

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Syzygium aromaticum Common Name:

lilac Quantity on Site:

2 plants Size:

Roughly 6 m tall Plant Condition:

Both are healthy, but some branches should be pruned

Plant Inventory Cont.

Plant Material

Scientific Name:

Iris tectorum Maxim. Common Name:

Iris Quantity on Site:

10 plants Size:

Roughly 0.5 m tall and 4 m wide Plant Condition:

They are healthy, and according to integrated design, more is needed

Problem Management

Treat Plan: Spray pesticide to prevent trunk and foliar damage

Snail Damage

Problem Management

Treat Plan: Remove all the volunteer trees since space, nutrient, light are limited in those places.

Dead Plant

Cont.

Problem Management

Treat Plan: Remove all the volunteer trees since space, nutrient, light are

limited in those places.

Volunteer Plant

Cont.

Treat Plan: Suckers will compete with tree for nutrient and water, so they should be removed to make sure the vigorous growth of tree

Problem Management

Sucker

Cont.

Treat Plan: Some watersprout should be pruned since they keep the light away from the foliar inside. The best time to remove watersprout is September to March when tree structure is much more clear without foliar.

Problem Management

Water Sprout

Cont.

Chewing Insects Spray insecticide during

the summer season to prevent their damage

Problem Management

Cont.

Treat Plan: Replace these plants with proper turf to make the lawn uniform. Potential hazard to children because of their thorns.

Problem Management

Thorn Hazard

Cont.

Treat Plan: Fill and level up ground then plant turf on it. Holes are potential hazard to pedestrian.

Problem Management

Holes

Cont.

Treat Plan: Iris should be plant at the vacuum place to form a uniform plant hedge.

Problem Management Vacuum

of Plant

Cont.

Treat Plan: Spray insecticide when aphids outbreak occur.

Problem Management

Aphids Damage

Cont.

Treat Plan: Insect lie eggs on the plant and the caterpillars eat the leaf . Proper insecticide should be used to kill the insect and their caterpillar.

Problem Management

Insect Damage

Cont.

Treat Plan: Turf under the tree cannot receive enough sunlight and they cannot tolerate shade stress. Cover mulches instead of turf around tree will solve this problem

Problem Management

Shade Problem

Cont.

Treat Plan: Further investigation should be conducted to identify the exact insect and proper insecticide should be used to kill the insect

Problem Management

Insect Damage

Cont.

Treat Plan: The plant hedge need prune to make sure enough sunlight for foliar at the base so that the hedge would be healthier and denser.

Problem Management

Shade

Cont.

Sophora Japonica L., Malus Micromalu, Punica Granatum Linn., Syzygium Aromaticum

Prune Specifications

Deciduous Trees

• Primarily thinning cuts

• Trimming out dead, damaged and diseased part of the tree using 3-point cut method.

• It’s best to do the pruning work in February or Mach because less stress on plant and it won’t encourage vigorous shoot growth.

Threat Method

Pinus Bungeana Zucc. Sabina Chinensis(L.)

Prune Specifications

Evergreen Trees

• Pruning in late February to early March. Least amount of stress

• Trimming out dead, diseased and damaged part of trees. • Some stubs need to be pruned

Threat Method

Cont.

Euonumus japonicus Thunb, Buxussinica(Rehd.etWils.)Cheng

Prune Specifications

Shrubs

• Prune with thinning cut to desired size and shape • Prune in late February or early March • Get rid of dead parts and suckers

Threat Method

Cont.

Prune out all the watersprouts on the branch

Prune Specifications

Malus Micromalu

Cont.

Eliminate the dead parts

Prune Specifications

Sabina Chinensis

Cont.

Euonumus japonicus Thunb, Buxussinica(Rehd.etWils.)Cheng

Prune Specifications

Shrubs

• Prune with thinning cut to desired size and shape • Prune in late February or early March • Get rid of dead parts and suckers

Threat Method

Cont.

Fertilization

Fertilization Program

Generally speaking, most

ornamental plants in the site is

abundant in fertilizer, while still

some others are lack of certain

fertilizer. Fertilizer should be

applied to the plants which are

nutrient deficiency according

to their different species.

Fertilization

Trees Proper Timing

Apply in spring before new growth

Method

Apply into soil near root system

Type of fertilizer product

Inject liquid fertilizer

Rate

1lb N / caliper inch of tree

Cont.

Fertilization Shrubs

& Ornamentals

Proper timing

Apply in march and late fall

Method

Place under mulch or mix into soil

Type of fertilizer product

Slow release granular or liquid fertilizer

Rate

Apply according to different specific

species

Cont.

1 January

2 February

5 May

6 June

7 July

8 January

9 September

10 October

11 November

12 December

The Calendar

3 March

4 April

March 1st - Prune deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, and replant plants.

April 15th - Fertilize trees and shrubs, apply new mulch, scouting pest and disease problems

June 15th –Weed beds, Prune damaged plants, check for pest problems again.

November 1st –Fall clean up, Fall fertilizer, Prune damaged plants, Pesticide Application November 20th –Put up salt barrier, cover sensitive plants

References Reference from Website

Wikipedia.com to get landscape architect information. Google.com to help identify trees and shrubs on our site. Buzzle.com to help identify trees, shrubs and ornamental plants. Msuturfweeds.net to help identify weeds on our site. http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/430/430-018/430-018.html for fertilizer selection. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1002.html to know the exact application items in accordance with specific diverse properties

Other Tools Used

Google Earth to determine site location.

Team Info.

ORee Lai A4242****

Ting Mo A42461****

Eric Chen A4219****

Derek Yi A4251****

Amanda Cao A4219****

Oliver Cui A4219****