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title: FACT SHEET - TerraCottem - Arbor
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# FACT SHEET - TerraCottem - Arbor

> Technical Sheet

# ARBOR
Leading soil conditioning technology

## SPECIFICATION SHEET

The product is a physical soil conditioner designed to increase the water and nutrient holding capacity of soils and growing media, increase plants' root development, growth and survival rate and reduce the need for watering by up to 50%. The product is a dry, free flowing, powdery-to-granular mixture of cross-linked hydroabsorbent polymers, growth precursors and volcanic rock enriched with soluble, slow release and synthetic nitrogen fertilisers and humic acids. The product has an absorption capacity of a minimum of 4500 g H2O/100 g in distilled water using Method of Analysis CEN EN 13041 and more than 95% of the water contained in the polymers is plant available.

The soil conditioning technology has to be mixed homogeneously into the root zone or growing medium.

[Diagrams showing the process of mixing the product into the soil]

## BENEFITS
* HEALTHIER PLANTS & INCREASED YIELDS
* INCREASED SURVIVAL RATE
* INCREASED WATER RETENTION CAPACITY
* WATER SAVINGS OF UP TO 50%
* STRONGER & DEEPER ROOT DEVELOPMENT
* FASTER & BETTER PLANT ESTABLISHMENT
* HIGHER RESISTANCE TO DROUGHT STRESS AND DISEASES
* BETTER USE OF FERTILISERS
* ENABLES PLANT GROWTH IN DEGRADED, SALINE OR OTHERWISE MARGINAL SOILS

**APPLICATIONS**
Tree & shrub planting

**WHEN TO APPLY?**
When planting.

**APPLICATION FREQUENCY?**
Just once.

**MACHINERY REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION?**
No special machinery required

### COMPOSITION
| | |
| :--- | :--- |
| Mixture of cross-linked hydroabsorbent polymers | 36.25% |
| Fertilisers | 14.50% |
| N total | 3% |
| P2O5 soluble in mineral acid | 1% |
| K2O soluble in water | 7% |
| Micronutrients: B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Zn | |
| Growth precursors | 0.25% |
| Humic acids | 0.75% |
| Volcanic rock | 48.25% |

### TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
* Bulk Density: ~ 750 gr./l
* Dry matter: ~ 96%
* pH (1 g/l H2O): ~ 7
* Absorption capacity in distilled water (Method of Analysis CEN EN 13041): minimum 4500 g H2O/100 g
* Absorption capacity in solution of 2 g/l Ca(NO3)2 (Method of Analysis CEN EN 13041): minimum 1500 g H2O/100 g
* Dry granular mixture free of micro-organisms
* Certified non-toxic
* Particle size: 0.63 mm – 4 mm (>85%)
* Lifespan: 8 years

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# ARBOR
Leading soil conditioning technology

## TREE* & SHRUB PLANTING
1-2 kg per m³ growing medium or soil taken from plant hole or 1-2 grams per litre soil

*fruit trees, evergreens & deciduous trees

### Application method:
1. Dig plant hole at least 2 x the diameter of the root ball, container or spread of roots in the shape of a cube. Keep small amount of soil from the hole apart from the rest.
2. Add TerraCottem® Arbor (TCA) to soil taken from the hole at recommended rate and mix well.
3. Fill partially with TCA-soil mixture. Place tree in hole.
4. Fill partially with TCA-soil mixture not higher than the top of the root ball.
5. Apply the soil set apart earlier as a mulch layer, creating a concave shape to trap available water.
6. Water thoroughly.

[Image of 20kg bag of TerraCottem Arbor]

### TC Quality Mechanism (TCQM)
To maximise the benefits of the TerraCottem method, support your specification with ‘The Compliance Solution’, a process management tool supplied through TC Advantage or their approved representative.

| Plant size | Planthole size | Planthole volume in litres of soil | TC Arbor rate |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Tubestock | 10 x 10 x 30 cm | 3 | 10 g |
| 100mm | 20 x 20 x 30 cm | 12 | 20 g |
| 140-150mm | 30 x 30 x 30 cm | 27 | 40 g |
| 200mm | 40 x 40 x 40 cm | 66 | 100 g |
| 300mm | 60 x 60 x 60 cm | 216 | 300 g |
| 25 LT | 63 x 63 x 63 cm | 250 | 375 g |
| 45-50 LT | 80 x 80 x 80 cm | 512 | 750 g |
| 75 LT | 90 x 90 x 90 cm | 729 | 1.125 kg |
| 100 LT | 1 x 1 x 1 m | 1,000 | 1.5 kg |

The above-mentioned rates are applicable in the majority of cases. However they may vary according to the climate, type of soil and recommendations of the project manager, architect or consultant. For recommended methods and specific rates contact your distributor.

Distributor:
**TerraCottem Australia**

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