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26 Feb

Martin-Fontana Parks Association sponsors Tree Trimming

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in City of San Jose, Jeffrey Fontana Park, MFPA, PG&E, PRNS, TJ Martin Park, Tree Data, Tree trimming. Tagged: City of San Jose, Jeffrey Fontana Park, PG&E, PRNS, TJ Martin Park, tree trimming. Leave a comment

Martin-Fontana Parks Association (MFPA ) annually shares the cost with the City’s Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services (PRNS) by using the City contractor to trim our trees. On Tuesday the 24th, ten trees were trimmed to provide a much larger safety margin to PG&E high voltage lines. Thus increasing the odds their removal will not be required by PG&E. Besides the trimming, two dead or dying trees were removed.

Tricky business

Up the tree

Holm Oak on McAbee

Bay Area Tree Specialists

26 Feb

Turf Reduction has started

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in CA Native Plants, City of San Jose, Jeffrey Fontana Park, MFPA, TJ Martin Park, Turf Reduction. Tagged: drought resistant plants, Jeffrey Fontana Park, PRNS, TJ Martin Park, Turf Reduction. Leave a comment

Area A in TJ Martin Park

Close up of Area A

Dog inspection

Dumping the mulch

It looks like the turf removal is going on in steps. Irrigation is the first thing being dealt with. The irrigation system will be hard-piped with fixed water-heads that will spray the water horizontally in a circular motion at strategical plant locations. This is not a drip system. They are also digging a deeper channel around the periphery of the areas so that the chips will tend to stay where they are placed.