Town Center L2/FP-CS 950829LEEMING
PETERMAN
Landscape Architecture
Management & Consulting
DATE: August 29, 1995
TO: City of Coppell - Engineering.-"/
RE: C Wendy'sR~staurarlt.~oppell Town Center
In response to letter and marked-up plans dated August 14, 1995, please find below my
comments and response:
1. Easement added to sheet L-1.
1. See attached information regarding material not on plant palette.
Please call if you have any further questions.
P. O. Box 531807 · Grand Prairie, Texas 75053-1807 · 214-263-3500
Spiraea x Vanhouttei
(spy-ree'a vanhouttei)
Rosaceae 8 x 6'
Zone 4 6 x 4' average
A cross between Spiraea cantoniensis and Spiraea trilobata. Thrives in most soils but requires full sunlight for maximum flowering,
although it blooms sparsely in partial shade. Open base with graceful, arching branches, a combination of $. prunifolia
and $. cantoniensis (Reevesiana). Medium-fine texture. Medium fast rate of growth. Medium to heavy density.
Foliage: Bluish-green, glabrous beneath. Three-fourths to one inch long, somewhat angularly oval, pointed
at tip. Alternate and deeply toothed. Somewhat lik~ ginkgo leaves. Orange-red autumn color.
Flower: Many flowers, five-sixteenths of an inch across in two inch flat-topped clusters produced
on long stems. March to April after foliage, later than other spireas.-Prominent.
I. Graceful, upright, arching stems 3. Easy culture
2. Spring flowering 4. Distinctive bluish foliage
1. Considered by many to be superior to the other white flowering spireas but blooms well after most of
the azaleas have flowered.
2. Thin out old, non-productive wood annually to allow sunlight to reach center of plant. Preserve
the natural, graceful form -- never shear. Prune immediately after flowering.
3. Tolerant,of most soil conditions except extremely wet soils. "'
4. Effective in mass plantings and as a single specimen.
5. Spiraea x Bumalda is somewhat common in the upper South. This selection has
a rather weak, broad spreading shrub form to two feet tall. The rosy-pink, early
summer flowers are prominent. Cultivar 'Anthony Waterer' is the most popu-
lar in the trade. A good choice where a small, manageable deciduous shrub
is needed. Unreliable in the lower South.
6. The blooming of all spireas can be sometimes sporadic in the lower South
where winters are mild. Flowers are Sparse and appear over an extended
period with only a few blooms occurring at any one time, thus not making
the big show that is associated with them in the colder regions.
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Values:
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Bridal Wreath Spirea,
Vanhoutte Spirea
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Ilex cornuta 'Rotunda'
, Ilex
(i-lex kor'nu-ta to-tun'da) q~ Dwarf Rotunda Holly
Aquifoliaceae 3-4 x 3' -~ ~ Evergreen 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.
Foliage: Alternate, leathery, margins curved inward and outward (concave and convex), spines sharp, medium to coame. Dark,
glossy green to yellow-green. ~
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Inconspicuous. Not of major landscape value.
None. Flowers are sterile and thus do not produce fruit.
1. Low, dense hedge S. Ground cover for large scale plantings
2. Dwarf shrub 6. Medium texture
3. Barrier 7. Yellow-green foliage
4. Planters 8. Mounding form
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. 'Carrisa' 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 Pernl,q is similar to the Chinese holly (Ilex comuta) but has smaller more symmetrical leaves
and a more positive pgramidal form to twenty-five feet. Berries are set close to stem in pairs.
VarieW 'Veitchii' has unusually large berries. Gan be distinguished ~rom the Chinese hollies by
having leaves primarily in one plane. 'Lyndia Morris', a cross between I. Pernyi and I. cornuta,
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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