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S3.3 Root balled shrubs

Low/compact : Height or spread in cm
	10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30	30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70	70-80 80-100 100-125 125-150	150-175 175-200 200-225 225-250		e.g. Cotoneaster 'Coral Beauty'; Genista lydia; Potentilla 'Elizabeth'
	above 250 in 50 cm steps, above 400 in 100 cm steps.
Medium : Height or spread in cm
	15-20 20-30 30-40	40-60 60-80 80-100	100-125 125-150 150-175	175-200 200-225 225-250		e.g. Berberis thunbergii, Cytisus scoparius; Escallonia 'Slieve Donard'; Euonymus alatus
	above 250 in 50 cm steps, above 400 in 100 cm steps.
Vigorous : Height or spread in cm
	20-30 30-40	40-60 60-100	100-150 150-200	200-250 250-300 300-400		e.g. Cotoneaster 'Cornubia'; Elaeagnus x ebbingei; Hippophae rhamnoides; Hydrangea paniculata
	above 400 in 100 cm. steps.
Ground cover : Spread in cm
	10-15 15-20	20-(25) (25)-30	30-40 40-50	50-60 60-80		e.g. Ceanothus thyrsiflorus repens; Cotoneaster dammeri; Euonymus fortunei cvs.

Additional factors: Specimen shrubs : These plants must have height and spread specified.

For genus Rhododendron the following grades apply:   Low/compact and medium : Height or spread in cm.
	10-15 15-20 20-25	25-30 30-40 40-50	50-60 60-70 70-80	80-90 90-100 100-120
Vigorous : Height or spread in cm.
	30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70	70-80 80-90 90-100 100-120	120-140 140-160 160-180 180-200	200-225 225-250 250-275 275-300
	above 300 in 50 cm steps.
Deciduous azaleas : Height in cm.
	30-40 40-50 50-60	60-70 70-80 80-100	100-125 125-150 150-175	175-200 200-250 250-300
Japanese azaleas : Spread in cm.
	15-20 20-25 25-30	30-40 40-50 50-60	60-70 70-80 80-90	90-100 100-120 120-140

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