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SL322, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Amy L. Shober and Christine Wiese, advocates performing an assessment of soil conditions before landscape installation, and outlines the issues that may be identified through such an assessment. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, June 2010.
SL322/SS534: Preplant Soil Assessment for New Residential Landscapes in Florida (ufl.edu)
References
Brady, N. C. and R. R. Weil. 2002. The Nature and Properties of Soils. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. 13th Edition. p. 121-175.
Lewis. D. T. 2008. Bulk density. p.74 In Chesworth, W. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Soil Science. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3995-9_80
Lichter, J. M. and L. R. Costello. 1994. An Evaluation of the Volume Excavation Technique for Measuring Soil Bulk Density. Journal of Arboriculture 20(3):160-164.
Urban, J. 2008. Up by Roots: Healthy Soils and Trees in the Built Landscape. International Society of Arboriculture. Champaign, IL. p.117-144.