NParks Horticultural Requirements

- at CSC Approval Stage

Chew Thiam Kwee

Head Arbor/Streetscape(Projects)

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REQUIREMENTS

Planting
Staking
Pruning
Turfing

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REQUIREMENTS

Planting
Staking
Pruning
Turfing
Axonopus compressus (cow grass) Vs
Paspalum conjugatum (buffalo grass)

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PLANTING
Size
Height

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PLANTING
Size
Height
Shape
Health

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PLANTING
Size
Height
Shape
Health
Support
Help

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 SAPLING
Girth > 0.1m
Height -2.5m (clear trunk 1.5m)
Upright single trunk & good form

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 SAPLING
Girth > 0.1m
Height -2.5m (clear trunk 1.5m)
Upright single trunk & good form
Healthy terminal shoots, free from pests
& diseases & undamaged bark
Staking (when necessary)
PVC collar protector

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Poor shape

Low branching

Poor staking

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Low branching

Staking not needed

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 Good form

Collar protector

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PALM
Total height of 2m
Upright and good form
Healthy terminal spear, undamaged
trunk, free from pests & diseases

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PALM
Total height of 2m
Upright and good form
Healthy terminal spear, undamaged
trunk, free from pests & diseases
Staking (when necessary)
PVC collar protector

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Wilting palm

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 Good form
Good height
Well maintained
Collar protector

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INSTANT TREE
Girth >0.3m
Clear trunk >2.0m
Good crown form, upright single
straight trunk, established (new
shoots)

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INSTANT TREE
Girth >0.3m
Clear trunk >2.0m
Good crown form, upright single
straight trunk, established (new
shoots)
Undamaged bark, free from diseases
& pests
Staking (when necessary)

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Poor staking

Poor form

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 Good size
Single straight trunk
Good crown

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 Primary branches

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Co-dominant trunk X

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Multiple shoots X

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 SHRUB
Appropriate height
Free from pests & diseases
Free from weeds
Established
No unintended gaps in beds

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Gap

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Weeds

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 Well maintained

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 STAKING

Strong support
A third of the stake driven into ground
Slightly lower than sapling
Nylon cord through plastic tubing
Separation between stake & plant

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Too tight

Wrong materials

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 multi-stake support

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 Good separation
Figure 8 tie

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Alternative material for staking

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PRUNING
Regulate growth
Clear obstruction
Provide basic shape
Improve quality
Reduce infection

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Poor pruning
- stubs left behind

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DEAD BRANCH LIVING BRANCH
2nd CUT BARK
BRANCH 2nd CUT
A RIDGE
1st CUT B
1st
CUT
B
FINAL CUT
A TO B FINAL CUT
A A TO B

BRANCH
COLLAR

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DEAD
DEAD BRANCH
BRANCH LIVING BRANCH
2nd CUT BARK
BRANCH
2nd
A RIDGE CUT

1st C
1st
CUT B CUT
FINAL
CUT
A TO B D FINAL
CUT
C TO D

BRANCH
BRANCH
COLLAR
COLLAR

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Lion-tailing X

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Topping X

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Parasitic plant vs epiphyte

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Utility pruning ?

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TURFING
Use Axonopus compressus
150mm thick planting mixture
Top-dressed with good medium

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TURFING
Use Axonopus compressus
150mm thick planting mixture
Top-dressed with good medium
Level ground with no depression
Free of weeds & debris
Established; no bare patches

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Common defects in turfing

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 COMMON WEEDS

Lallang

Elephants foot

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COMMON WEEDS

Nut
grass

Sedge
Touch-me-not
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 Close turfing
Spot turfing

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 Excellent turf job

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 Axonopus compressus

Common mistake in identifying the

right grass
Paspalum conjugatum wrong choice

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A. P.

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A. P.

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A. P.

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Paspalum conjugatum Axonopus compressus

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Why Axonopus compressus?

More compact
Less upright
Less easily dislodged
Broader leaf blades
Respond quicker to care
Greener leaf blades

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 SUMMARY

Planting
Staking
Pruning
Turfing
Axonopus compressus (cow grass)

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REMEMBER

Size
Height
Shape
Health
Support
Help

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