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ROOT PIT [6 records]

Record 1 2008-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Silviculture
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

The small pit or depression resulting from an area vacated by the root plate(ball) resulting from tree-tip.

Key term(s)
  • tree-throw

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Sylviculture
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Trou provoqué par la chute d'un arbre déraciné par le vent.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Conservation and Storage
  • Cellars and Basements
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
DEF

An underground or partly underground pit that is used for the storage of root crops, potatoes, or other vegetables and is usually covered over with earth and entered from a stairway at one end.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conservation des récoltes
  • Caves et sous-sols
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
OBS

cave : Pièce souterraine utilisée pour le stockage des provisions (fruits, légumes, vin, fromages, bois, charbon). [...] Si la cave n'est pas située sous un bâtiment, elle doit avoir sa partie supérieure recouverte de terre afin d'être protégée du gel et de garder une température et une humidité constantes toute l'année. [...] Les caves à fromage servent d'entrepôt aux fromages [...] Les caves à vin [...] doivent avoir une température fraîche et assez constante [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Conservación de las cosechas
  • Bodegas y sótanos
  • Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
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Record 3 2003-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horticulture
OBS

The ball of rooting medium with roots in situ, lifted undisturbed, e. g., with specimen stock for pit planting, as opposed to the bareroot condition in which the rooting medium is removed from the root system. Not to be equated with plug root which is shaped by its container.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horticulture
DEF

En horticulture, terre maintenue par les racines d'une plante lors de son arrachage ou de sa plantation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Horticultura
DEF

Porción de sustrato con la que se trasplanta un vegetal.

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Record 4 1999-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horticulture
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

Carefully place plant into the prepared pits and fill in around the ball to one-half the depth of the hole with loam ... Roots that have been wrapped around the ball within the burlap shall be made to lay in as natural a manner as possible. Fill remaining area of hole with loam and thoroughly tamp to 85-percent of maximum density. Form a saucer around the edge of the backfilled hole by constructing a berm. The finish height of the compacted berm shall be 3-inches. No excess soil other than the berm will be allowed to remain within the plant saucer. Fill saucer area with water.

CONT

The planting of trees and shrubs of large size is completed by the addition of an earthen collar at the limits of the pit to retain and focus water toward the root ball. Slope plantings especially benefit from having this water-holding saucer.

CONT

If you construct an earth basin around the tree or shrub, place berms just outside of the root ball. This forces water through the root ball. Irrigate the entire tilled area. Water will settle the backfill soil without restricting aeration.

Key term(s)
  • planting saucer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horticulture
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

Dans tous les cas, on termine la plantation par un copieux arrosage après avoir préparé au pied des végétaux une cuvette d'un diamètre un peu inférieur à celui de la motte, ce qui a pour effet d'obliger l'eau à pénétrer celle-ci au lieu de se perdre rapidement au travers de la terre plus meuble qui l'entoure.

Spanish

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Record 5 1992-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

The planting of trees and shrubs of large size is completed by the addition of an earthen collar at the limits of the pit to retain and focus water toward the root ball. Slope plantings especially benefit from having this water-holding saucer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

Plantation des pentes. Précisons (...) qu'elle ne nous paraît possible que sur des pentes inférieures à 35 °. Gazon. Déterminons la technique d'engazonnement d'après la raideur du talus. Si la pente est faible, semons normalement (...) Si la pente est moyenne, préparons des "crantages" dans le talus qui stabiliseront la terre végétale recevant les graines.

Spanish

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Record 6 1992-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

The planting of trees and shrubs of large size is completed by the addition of an earthen collar at the limits of the pit to retain and focus water toward the root ball. Slope plantings especially benefit from having this water-holding saucer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

Comment planter un arbre. (...) Ouvrir un trou de dimensions nettement supérieures à l'encombrement des racines. Reboucher de terre meuble jusqu'à la hauteur voulue, pour avoir le collet un peu au-dessus du niveau du terrain.

Spanish

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