Planting Details and Specifications

Dr. Ed Gilman from University of Florida, Jim Urban, FASLA, and Brian Kempf and Tyson Carroll of the Urban Tree Foundation have developed a modern, up-to-date and peer reviewed set of details and specifications in AutoCAD and PDF formats for the green industry.  These are designed specifically for landscape architects, engineers, architects, contractors, urban foresters, arborists, municipalities and state agencies. 

All are open source, free and can be edited by the user.  You and your colleagues are free to use them in projects without charge and without credit to the Urban Tree Foundation or any of the project team members.  Although we encourage modification to fit your specific site and project needs, make your changes only after carefully considering all the pertinent variables at the planting site.

Tree Protection and Landscape Edging

Details:

Boring under crown dripline (DWG, PDF)

Tree protection (DWG, PDF)

Maintenance road (DWG, PDF)

Metal edging (DWG, PDF)

Redwood header (DWG, PDF)

Mow curb (DWG, PDF)

Specifications:

Tree protection (PDF, Word)

Planting Soil

Details:

Soil modification drain line cleanouts (DWG, PDF)

‍Soil modification drain line (daylight outfall) (DWG, PDF)

Soil modification drain pipe inlet outfall (DWG, PDF)

Soil modification drain pipe installation (DWG, PDF)

Radial trenching (DWG, PDF)

Radial trenching for shrubs (DWG, PDF)

Radial trenching for trees (DWG, PDF)

Root barriers parking lot islands (DWG, PDF)

Modified existing soil compacted subsoil (fracturing) (DWG, PDF)

Modified existing soil compacted subsoil (ripping) (DWG, PDF)

Modified existing soil compacted soil (trenching) (DWG, PDF)

Modified existing soil compacted surface soil (DWG, PDF)

Modified existing soil compacted soil in tree dripline (DWG, PDF)

Existing soil minor modification (DWG, PDF)

Modified existing soil installed planting mix (DWG, PDF) ‍

Sports turf soil profile (DWG, PDF)

Specifications:

Planting soil (PDF, Word)

Irrigation

Details:

Backflow Prevention

Backflow prevention device (DWG, PDF)

Backflow prevention device - with sleeve (DWG, PDF)

Backflow prevention device - 24 in (DWG, PDF)

Backflow prevention device - brass fittings (DWG, PDF)

Backflow cage (DWG, PDF) ‍

Booster Pump

Booster Pump (DWG, PDF)

3HP VFD Booster Pump (DWG, PDF)

Filtration and Fertigation

Mainline point of connection filter (DWG, PDF)

Mainline point of connection filter - automatic flush (DWG, PDF)

Mainline point of connection filter - interior (DWG, PDF)

Mainline disk filter (DWG, PDF)

Controller filtration and fertigation (DWG, PDF)

Controller filtration and fertigation - with basket filter (DWG, PDF)

Controller filtration and fertigation - with drain (DWG, PDF)

Valves

Master valve (DWG, PDF)

Master valve and flow sensor layout (DWG, PDF)

Mainline flush valve (DWG, PDF)

Ball valve 3" and smaller (DWG, PDF)

Ball valve 4" and larger (DWG, PDF)

HDPE mainline ball valve (DWG, PDF)

Gate valve and anchor (DWG, PDF)

Gate valve with flanged ends (DWG, PDF)

HDPE mainline gate valve (DWG, PDF)

1” air release valve (DWG, PDF)

2” air release valve (DWG, PDF)

2-wire connections (DWG, PDF)

Mainline stubout (DWG, PDF)

Valve manifold layout (DWG, PDF)

Valve manifold (DWG, PDF)

Water hammer arrestor valve manifold (DWG, PDF)

Water hammer arrestor (DWG, PDF)

Valve box layout (DWG, PDF)

Valve box layout - nonpotable (DWG, PDF)

Mulch at valve box (DWG, PDF)

Remote control irrigation valve (DWG, PDF)

Remote control irrigation valve - no ball valve (DWG, PDF)

2-wire remote control valve (DWG, PDF)

2-wire remote control valve - alt. (DWG, PDF)

2-wire remote control valve - HDPE (DWG, PDF)

2-wire remote control valve - interior (DWG, PDF)

2-wire remote control valve with filter pressure regulator, >1.5” (DWG, PDF)

2-wire remote control valve with filter pressure regulator, 1.5” (DWG, PDF)

Quick coupler valve (DWG, PDF)

Hydrometer

Hydrometer (DWG, PDF)

Hydrometer >3” (DWG, PDF)

Hydrometer >3” alt (DWG, PDF)

Hydrometer - interior (DWG, PDF)

Hydrometer layout (DWG, PDF)

Trenching, Saddles, Sleeving

Irrigation trenching (DWG, PDF)

Thrust block (DWG, PDF)

Mainline saddle with adapter (DWG, PDF)

Mainline saddle with steel nipple (DWG, PDF)

Sleeve - pedestrian (DWG, PDF)

Sleeve - vehicular (DWG, PDF)

Controllers

Pedestal mounted controller (DWG, PDF)

Battery operated controller with pedestal (DWG, PDF)

Solar powered controller with pedestal (DWG, PDF)

Hunter XC-hybrid controller on 4' pole (DWG, PDF)

Wall mounted controller (DWG, PDF)

Wall mounted controller - interior (DWG, PDF)

Flow sensor (DWG, PDF)

Electrical

Grounding rod (DWG, PDF)

Electrical pull box (low voltage) (DWG, PDF)

Splice box (DWG, PDF)

Moisture sensor with drip tree rings (DWG, PDF)

Moisture sensor with inline drip (DWG, PDF)

Moisture sensor with multiple emitters (DWG, PDF)

Moisture sensor with overhead - putty seal (DWG, PDF)

Moisture sensor with overhead - foam seal (DWG, PDF)

Drip

Inline drip layout (DWG, PDF)

Drip tree ring - emitters 6” o.c. (DWG, PDF)

Drip tree ring - emitters 12” o.c. (DWG, PDF)

Drip tree ring - emitters 18” o.c. (DWG, PDF)

Drip tree ring - emitters 24” o.c. (DWG, PDF)

Drip tree ring in pavement (DWG, PDF)

Drip tubing connection (DWG, PDF)

Automatic flush valve (DWG, PDF)

Drip flush indicator (DWG, PDF)

Heads

Bubbler on root ball layout (DWG, PDF)

2 Irrigation bubblers (DWG, PDF)

3 Irrigation bubblers (DWG, PDF)

4 Irrigation bubblers (DWG, PDF)

Bubbler on swing joint (DWG, PDF)

Bubbler on swing joint - flex PVC (DWG, PDF)

Bubbler on riser (DWG, PDF)

Root watering system (DWG, PDF)

Root watering system layout - one bubbler (DWG, PDF)

Root watering system layout - two bubbler (DWG, PDF)

Pop up-spray head (DWG, PDF)

Pop up spray head - on slope (DWG, PDF)

Rotor spray head (DWG, PDF)

Rotor spray head - on slope (DWG, PDF)

Temperary overhead system (DWG, PDF)

Specifications:

Irrigation (PDF, Word)

Planting

Details:

Trees

Tree in poorly drained soil (DWG, PDF)

Tree with berm (modified soil) (DWG, PDF)

Tree with berm (unmodified soil) (DWG, PDF)

Tree on slope 5% (20:1) to 50% (2:1) (modified soil) (DWG, PDF)

Tree on slope 5% (20:1) to 50% (2:1) (unmodified soil) (DWG, PDF)

Tree with pavement root barriers (DWG, PDF)

Tree with parking lot island root barriers (DWG, PDF)

Groundcover

Groundcover (DWG, PDF) ‍

Shrubs

Shrub on slope 5% (20:1) to 50% (2:1) (modified soil) (DWG,PDF)

Shrub on slope 5% (20:1) to 50% (2:1) (unmodified soil) (DWG, PDF)

Shrub (modified soil) (DWG, PDF)

Shrub (unmodified soil (DWG, PDF)

Vine (modified soil) (DWG, PDF)

Vine (unmodified soil) (DWG, PDF)‍ ‍

Palms

Palm sizing (DWG, PDF)

Palm planting (DWG, PDF)

Staking

3 Lodge poles (DWG, PDF)

2 Lodge poles (DWG, PDF)

Single metal stake (DWG, PDF) 

Wooden below ground system (DWG, PDF)

Specifications:

‍ Planting (PDF, Word)

Turf and grass (PDF, Word)

Tree transplanting (PDF, Word)

Operations and Maintenance

Planting Details:

Plant Observations

Crown - High branched (DWG, PDF)

Crown - Low branched (DWG, PDF)

Crown - Multi (DWG, PDF)

Root - Ball and burlapped (field-grown) (DWG, PDF)

Root - Container (DWG, PDF)

Plant Corrections

Crown correction (DWG, PDF)

Root ball shaving (DWG, PDF)

Root correction balled and burlapped (DWG, PDF)

Root correction container (DWG, PDF)

Specifications:

Operations and Maintenance - Planting (PDF, Word)

Operations and Maintenance - Irrigation (PDF, Word)