Common use of Canopy Clause in Contracts

Canopy. Excessive cover by shrubs will be suppressed and the development of an appropriate canopy stratum encouraged. If necessary to reduce shrub density and where soil conditions would allow use of the equipment, these wetlands will be partially cleared using the Gyro-Trac; otherwise hand clearing will be used. If pond cypress (Taxodium ascendens) or hardwoods such as Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora, are not present or are under-represented to the extent that natural re-seeding is not expected to be effective, they will be planted randomly at a density of 100 trees per acre on irregular centers; trees will be 1-gallon size specimens. Exotic Species Control. Chinese tallow (Sapium sebiferum) and cattail (Typha latifolia) were observed in several on-site wetlands and in roadside drainage ditches. Chinese tallow and cattails will be removed from the site during the first phases of the restoration.