Florida Grades and Standards for Nursery Plants 2015 Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam H. Putnam, Commissioner Florida Grades and Standards for Nursery Plants Guidelines for Electronic Viewing of Document TREES To go directly to individual sections, click on section name. PALMS To return to the beginning of the document, click the arrow at the top of each page. SHRUBS WETLANDS FDACS-P-02036 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction............................................................................................................................................................................... v Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................................................... v Plant Names .................................................................................................................................................................. vi Contract Guidelines ...................................................................................................................................................... vi Plants Not Listed in Index .............................................................................................................................................. vi Noncompliance Cases or Violations .............................................................................................................................. vii Registering Complaints .................................................................................................................................................. vii Undersizing and Substitution of Species ........................................................................................................................ vii General Requirements ..................................................................................................................................................viii TREES Table of Contents .............................................................................................................................................................1 Grading Shade Trees ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 Steps for Determining the Grade of a Tree ................................................................................................................... 4 Determining the Quality of Trunk Structure ........................................................................................................... 10 Determining the Crown Uniformity ..........................................................................................................................11 Determining if Pruning Cuts Were Made Correctly ............................................................................................ 12 Type 1 Matrix — Tall and Wide .................................................................................................................................. 13 Type 2 Matrix — Tall and Narrow ............................................................................................................................... 14 Type 3 Matrix — Short/Wide and Multi-Trunked ................................................................................................... 15 Florida Fancy Examples ...............……………………………………………………………………………….16 Florida No. 1 Examples.........…………………………………………………………………………………….17 Florida No. 2 Examples........……………………………………………………………………………………..18 Index of Trees Listed by Common Name and Matrix Type ............................................................................. 19 Index of Trees Listed by Scientific Name and Matrix Type ............................................................................. 23 Index of Small-Maturing Trees ......…............……………………….…................…………………………….26 Glossary of Tree Terms .............................................................................................................................................. 27 Appendix A — Best Management Practices (BMP) ...................................................................................................29 Part One: Pruning Before, at, or After Planting ..............…....……………………………….…………..…29 Part Two: Root Ball Correction .............………………...…..........………………..…………...…………..30 Part Three: Planting Details ........ …......…………………....…………………………………………..……32 Part Four: Irrigation After Planting and During Establishment............………………………………..… 33 Appendix B — Shade Tree Examples ...........................................................................................................................34 References for Trees.......................................................................................................................................................38 i PALMS Grading Palms Introduction .........................................................................................................................................3 Glossary of Palm Grading Terminology......................................................................................................................4 Requirements for Leaf Count and Root Ball Measurements (Table 1) .....................................................................6 Palm Grading Steps........................................................................................................................................................ 8 Palm Grading Form........................................................................................................................................................ 9 Processes for Specifying Palms ..................................................................................................................................10 Glossary of Palm Specifying Terminology............................................................................................................... 11 Palm Specifying Terms Illustration ..........................................................................................................................13 Transplanting Palms — Sabal Species...................................................................................................................... 14 References....................................................................................................................................................................... 15 SHRUBS Table of Contents .............................................................................................................................................................1 Grading Shrubs ............................................................................................................................................................. 3 General Downgrading Factors .................................................................................................................................. 3 Minimum Average Spread for Container and B&B Plants ................................................................................... 4 General Grade Standards for Shrubs ......................................................................................................................... 4 Minimum Ball Sizes ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 Types of Shrubs ...............................................................................................................................................................8 Broad Spreading ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Semi-Broad Spreading ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Spreading ................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Globose .................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Upright Spreading ................................................................................................................................................... 22 Upright ............................................................................................................................................................................ 26 Columnar .......................................................................................................................................................................30 Special Grade ....................................................................................................................................................... 32 Specific Specifications ......................................................................................................................................... 34 - Basal Rosettes ........................................................................................................................................................... 35 - Stemmed Rosettes ..............................................................................................................................................