Town Center L1/FP-CS 950828DATE:
August 28, 1995
LEEMING
PETERMAN
Landscape Architecture
Management & Consulting
TO: City of Coppell - Engineering
FRO M :~.~L'e~~ - Leeming-Peterman
RE: ~verton~ Coppell Town Center
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 irrigation plans.
3. Landscape and sidewalk easements added to plans.
Coordination note added to plan regarding existing trees.
See attached copies regarding Savannah Holly and Carissa Holly. Regarding
the note about Photinias being disease prone, they tend to have problems
during initial installation because of"wet feet" due to overwatering - I have
changed out some Photinias on plan and the remaining material in being
watered by separate irrigation zone - this should eliminate overwatering.
ase, call if you have any further questions.
Landscape Archi~~
P. O. Box 531807 "Grand Prairie. Texas 75053-1807 · 214-263-3500
Ilex cornuta 'Rotunda' ' Rotunda Holly
(i-lex kor'nu-ta ro-tun'da) Evergreen shrub
Aquifoliaceae 3-4 x 3'
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
conditionsr except for poorly drained soils. .
Tight rounded to mounding, densely branched and wide-spreading form. Medium growth rate. Medium texture. Propagated by cuttings.
Foliage: Alternate, leathery, margins curved inward and outward (concave and convex), spines sharp, medium to coarse. 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. Dwarf shrub 6. Medium texture
3. Barrier 7. Yellow-green foliage
4. Planters 8. Mounding form
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.
2. Sensitive to heavy, poorly drained soils. Plants appear yellow and unthrifty in heavy, clay soils. ~
3. Leaf miner and scale are major insect pests.
4. 'Gan'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.
~ 5. flex Pemyi is similar to the Chinese holly (//ex comuta) but has smaller more symmetrical leaves
" and a more positive pyramidal form to twenty-five feet. Berries are set close 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 I. Pernyi and I. comuta,
has bright green leaves and showy fruit. Reported to be somewhat drought tolerant.
6. flex rotunda 'Lord' (female) has a relatively narrow, upright form with dark, dull green foliage
and no leaf spines. Similar appearance to ligustrum. Very heavy fruiting, berries clustered along
the stem. Male form 'Romal' must be planted nearby for fruiting.
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flex x attenuata 'Fosteri'
fi-lex at-ten-u-a-ta fos'teri)
Aquifoliaceae 20 x 12'
Zone 7 8 x 5' average
~, very popular hybrid holly for the lower South~ cold hardy to central Tennessee. Offers many features of several hollies in one selection.
~qrows best in a moist, fertile, well-drained, slightly acid soil lVledium-s]ow growth.
3ense conical form becoming somewhat treelike and more irregular as a mature specimen. Medium-fine tex-
ture. Propagated by cuttings.
Foliage: Alternate, simple. Long, narrow and toothed, one-and-a-half to two-and-a-half inches long.
Spines prominent but not normally objectionable. Dark blue-green color. Medium density.
Flower: Small, white, inconspicuous. Not of major ]at~dscape value.
.=tuft: Very prominent red berries, one-fourth inch in diameter. Autumn and winter.
Landscape 1. Heavy fruit production 4. Sma]] evergreen tree 7. Container specimen
Values: 2 Dark biue-§reen foliage . ,5. Screening 8. Wildlife food
3. Accent specimen 6. Pyramidal form -
i~emarks: 1. The attenuata cultivars are crosses between flex opaca, Ilex cassine, and flex mprtifofia.
2. Five clones have been selected. Numbers 2 and 3 are the most frequently offered in the
trade. Number 4 is a male; numbers 1 and 5 are similar to'the parent, Ilex opaca and are
reported to have few desirable features not found in the parents. Foster's #2, reported to
be the most preferred introduction and is the selection most often available in the trade.
3.Sooty mold, white fly, aphids and scale are common plant pests. Normally requires several
sprayings per year to control insects.
4.Very intolerant of poorly drained soils. Plants become yellow and unthrifty in heavy, clay
soils. Raise beds if necessary to improve the drainage.
5.Frequently used as a single specimen in the form of a small, evergreen tree.
6.Very popular holly in the trade and is available at most nurseries.
7. Because of the rather rigid form, this holly is difficult to combine with other plants. For this reason it is
frequently used as a single specimen or in groupings.
8.An excellent holly.for cut foliage. In the lower South the foliage often has blemishes, making it unsuitable
as a cut foliage much of the time. Does not hold up well indoors.
9.Other hybrids and cultivars available in the trade:
'East Palatka' -- Pyramidal form, flat, yellow-green foliage, one-and-a-half to two inches long; usually
one spine at tip of the leaf. A cross between ]. cassine and I. opaca.
'Savannah' -- Pyramidal form, wavy edged foliage, two to three inches long. Several spines. Similar
to Ilex opaca. A cross between I. cassine and I. opaca. '
'Hume #2' -- Dense, pyramidal form, dark green foliage, to two inches long, heavy fruiting. Excellent
262 cut foliage. A favorite for many people.
'Sunny Foster' -- A 1982 introduction, with variegated foliage.
Foster's Holly
Evergreen shrub
Ilex Cassine
(i-lex kas-sine)
Aquifoliaceae
Zone 7
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with damp, slightly acid soil~
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middle of leaf
Flower: White, incons
Fruit: Reddish orang
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3. Red berrie
4. Dense upr
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