| DIA. OF BALL |
SIZE OF PLANT |
WEIGHT OF BALL |
| 10" |
18/24" |
30 LBS |
| 12" |
2/3' |
45 LBS |
| 13" |
3/4' |
60 LBS |
| 15" |
4/5' |
75 LBS |
| 16" |
4/6' |
100 LBS |
| 18" |
6/8' |
150 LBS |
| 21" |
8/10' |
225 LBS |
| 22" |
1.5/1.75" |
260 LBS |
| 24" |
2" |
300 LBS |
| 26" |
10/12' |
450 LBS |
| 28" |
2.5/3" |
600 LBS |
| 30" |
3" |
700 LBS |
| 36" |
3.5/4" |
1150 LBS |
The above weights depend on weather...a wet ball will have twice the weight. |
CALCULATION FOR YARD OF MULCH OR TOPSOIL
Total square foot x number of inches depth
Divide by 324 = Number of Yards
| Small flowering/minor shade trees |
20 ft. apart |
| Medium or columnar shade trees |
30 ft. apart |
| Major shade trees |
40/60 ft. apart |
| Screening trees |
6 ft. apart |
HEDGE PLANTING AND SPACING
| TYPE OF HEDGE |
SUGGESTED SPACING |
| Berberis |
16" apart |
| Buxus |
12" apart |
| Euonymus |
18" apart |
| Llex |
24" apart |
| Ligustrum (Privet) |
18" apart |
| Pyracantha |
24" apart |
| Tallhedge |
24" apart |
| Taxus (Yew) |
24" apart |
| Thuja |
24" apart |
| Tsuga |
5ft. apart |
| Viburnum |
12" apart |
| Yucca |
24" apart |
GROUND COVER SPACING
| Cotoneaster |
18" o.c. |
| Euonymus fortunei |
12" o.c. |
| Hedera helix |
8" o.c. |
| Juniper horiz. |
18" o.c. |
| Lonicera |
12" o.c. |
| Pachysandra |
8" o.c. |
| Rosa Rugosa |
18" o.c. |
| Vinca |
8" o.c. |
| Liriope |
10" o.c. |
| Ajuga |
8" o.c. |
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