Town Center L1B1-CS 950828 :.
Management & Co~fing
DATE: Aunt 28, 1~5 ..
TO: City of Coppell - Engineering
FROM: Bill Leeming - Leeming-Peterman , ,'.
RE: Overton Bank - Coppell Town Cemer
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In response to letter and marked-up plans dated August 14, 1995, please find below'my
comments and response:
1. Denton Tap Road entrance north of site added to plans.
2. Telephone number corrected on imgation plans.
3. Landscape and sidewalk easements added to plans.
1. Coordination note added to plan regarding existing trees.
2. See attached copies regarding Savannah Holly and Carissa Holly. Regarding
the note about Phofinias being disease prone, they tend to have problems
during initial installation because of"wet feet" due to overveatering - I have
changed om some Photinias on plan and the remaining material in being
watered by separate irrigation zone - this should eliminate overwatering.
Plqase call if you have any further questions.
P. O. Box 531807 * Grand Prairie, Texas 75053-1807 · 214-263-3500
Ilex cornuta 'Rotunda'
· (i-lex kor'nu-ta ro-tun'da) Dwarf Rotunda Holly
~ Aqui.folk~ce~e 3-4 x3' Eve~rm~t shrub
! Zone 7
A highly promoted shrub in the trade. Thrives in a fertile, well-drained, slightly acid soil and full sunlight but tolerant of most growing
conditions: except for poorly drained soils.
Tight rounded to mounding, densely branched and wide-spreading form. Medium growth rate. Medium texture. Propagated by cuttings.
-~;.L;x Foliage: Alternate, leathery, margins curved inward and outward (concave and convex), spines sharp, medium to coa~. Dark,
· ~ glossy green to yellow-green.
:-..~:~ Flower: Inconspicuous. Not of major landscape value.
· " ~ Fruit: None. Flowers are sterile and thus do not produce fruit.
'~":~ Landscape 1. Low, dense hedge 5. Ground cover for large scale plantings
~.-.~_~. Values: 2. Dwad shrub 6. Medium texture
,..~ 3. Barrier 7. Yellow-green foliage
:~'-'~ 4. Planters 8. Mounding form
~:.'°~e1~- ~; Remarks: 1. Height and spread often much greater than most references specify. Very difficult to reclaim as
~ } a dwarf form once it grows out of bounds because of the dense, sharp spines.
t 2. Sensitive to h~avy, poorly drained soils. Plants appear yellow and unthrifty in heavy, clay soils.
~. 3. Leaf miner and scale are major insect pests.
· -.. 4. 'Car:isa' is popular in the trade. It is slower growing and more compact than the regular rotunda
~-':~ and has only a single spine per leaf. Growth is more easily controlled. Height to three feet with
::~! a four to five foot spread in approximately eight years.
~4~ 5. Ilex Pernpi is similar to the Chinese holly (f/ex cornuta) but has smaller more symmetrical leaves
and a more positive pyramidal form to twenty-five feet. 13eh'les are set dose to stem in pairs.
Variety 'Veitchii' has unusually large berries. Can be distinguished from the Chinese hollies by
having leaves primarily in one plane. 'Lyndia Morris', a cross between [. Pernpi and [. comut~,
~. has bright green leaves and showy fruit. Reported to be somewhat drought tolerant.
-- 6. //ex rotunda 'Lord' (female) has a relatively narrow, upright form with dark, dull green foliage
_ ~ and no leaf spines. Similar appearance to iigustrum. Very heavy fruiting, benes clustered along
- · the stem. Male form 'Romal' must be planted nearby for fruiting.
Ilex x attenuata 'Fosteri' Ilex Casstpe
fi-lex at-ten-u-a-ta fos'teri) Foster's Holly (i-lex kas-sine)
~quifoliaceae 20 x 12' Evergreen shrub Aqui~oliaceae
Zone 7 8 x 5' average Zone 7
~, very popular hybrid holly for the lower South; cold hardy to central Tennessee. Offers many features of several hollies tn one selection. A native of North Carolina to
,.~rows best in a moist, fertile, well-drained, slightly acid soil. Medium-slow growth, wtth damp, slightly acid soil~
3ense conical form becoming somewhat treelike and more irregular as a mature specimen. Medium-fine tex- ~ Broad, upright oval form wh
' ,ure. Propagated by cuttings. ~~~~,_,.~.
Foliage: Alternate, simple. Long, narrow and toothed, one-and-a-half to two-and-a-half inches long. Foliage: Alternate, obo
Spines prominent but not normally objectionable. Dark blue-green color. Medium density, middle of leaf
Flower: Small, white, inconspicuous. Not of major lahdscape value. Flower: Whit,- '~cons'
Fruit: Very prominent red berries, one-fourth inch in diameter. Autumn and winter. Fruit: Redo,~. orang
Landscape 1. Heavy fruit production 4. Small evergreen tree 7. Container specimen ... ,~.,... Land~.ape 1. Specimen
Values: 2. Dark blue-green foliage. 5. Screening 8. Wildlife food Valuee: 2. Evergreen
3. Accent specimen 6. Pyramidal form 3. Red berrie
Remarks: 1. The attenuata cultivars are crosses between Ilex opaca, ilex cassine, and Ilex myrtifolia. 4. Dense upr
2. Five clones have been selected. Numbers 2 and 3 are the most frequently offered in the Remarks: 1. Reported ~
trade. Number 4 is a male; numbers 1 and 5 are similar to the parent, flex opaca and are 2. Considera'
reported to have few desirable features not found in the parents. Foster's ~"2, reported to 3. Valued for
be the most preferred introduction and is the selection most often available in the trade, of the hea
3. Sooty mold, white fly, aphids and scale are common plant pests. Normally requires several 4. Characteri
sprayings per year to control insects, than mare.
4. Very intolerant of poorly drained soils. Plants become yellow and unthrifty in heavy, clay 5. Offered in
soils. Raise beds if nece{sary to improve the drainage. 6. Reported '
5. Frequently used as a single specimen in the form of a small, evergreen tree. 7. One of th,
6. Very popular holly in the trade and is available at most nurseries. 8. Fruit persi
7. Because of the rather rigid form, this holly is difficult to combine with other plants. For this reason it is 9. When pur.
frequently used as a single specimen or in groupings, berries to i
8. An excellent holly, for cut foliage, in the lower South the foliage often has blemishes, making it unsuitable c ~pp .ar
as a cut foliage much of the time. Does not hold up well indoors. 10. ', ~ass~r
9. Other hybrids and cultivars available in the trade: 11. Fertilize in
'East Palatka' -- Pyramidal form, flat, yellow-green foliage, one-and-a-half to two inches long; usually rate of on
one spine at tip of the leaf. A cross between ]. cassine and i. opaca. 12. Scale inse
'Savannah' -- Pyramidal form, wavy edged foliage, two to three inches long. Several spines. Similar May requi
to Ilex opaca. A cross between ]. cossine and 1. opaca. ' 13. Variety 'M
'Hume #2' -- Dense, pyramidal form. dark green foliage, to two inches long. heavy fruiting. Excellent include, '~
262 cut foliage. A favorite for many people.
'Sunny Foster' -- A 1982 introduction, with variegated foliage.