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~ /(" MEMORANDUM . -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: June 11, 1987 .- To: Arden Hills Council From: E. A. Oelke, Landscape Inspector Re: Initial Landscape Inspection of Northwoods Office Park,l "' f -.:1._ r:--> 'J~;'(j 3900 Northwoods Drive /00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- An initial inspection was made on April 26 with a follow-up visit on May 17. Generally, the landscape material at the Northwoods Office Park, 3900 Northwoods Drive, was found to be of excellent quality and conforming to the landscape plan. However, because of the lack of snow last winter, many of the evergreen shrubs were brown from winter injury and may have to be replaced. The shrubs which were brown are noted on the landscape plan with a red circle around them. Most of the brown shrubs were on the north and west side of the building. The most severe browning occurred on the Tauton Yew shrubs on the northwest side of the building. Yews are particularly susceptible to winter injury, especially when on the northwest side of the building. Since so many are injured and may not survive, it may be desirable to . consider a type of Juniper which is mO,re sun tolerant for the northwest side of the building. Some of the landscape material was missing. The missing plant material is indicated in red on the landscape plan. I have indicated on the plant list also the missing plant material. The actual number, if different from the original number, is given in red. Following the plant list, 3 silver maple trees are missing; one on the southwest corner of the front , berm and two in the front parking lot area. The 2 weeping willow trees planned for the south berm are missing. There were a total of 5 Colorado Green Spruce missing; 3 by the front entrance to the building and 3 in front of the sign by the main entrance. The plant list indicated 33 Red Twig Dogwood but only 21 were present. Eight Gold Drop Potentilla were missing according to the plant list; however, the landscape plan indicated that only 65 should be planted on the southwest side of the building. There were a total of 81 on the southwest side. The plant list indicated 20 more Scandia Juniper than the landscape plan indicated. Perhaps the 20 Scandia Juniper on the "enlarged sign plan" were counted twice since they are drawn in the overall plan as well. There were only 183 Matador Daylilies present compared to 481 called for on the plant list. Also only 117 tulips were present compared to 240 indicated on the plant list. There were only 129 Hosta plants compared to 240 on the plant list. There were 2 fewer Japgarden Juniper present than the plant list indicated. The missing 2 are shown in red on the northwest . edge of the front pond. Besides the evergreen shrubs, some of the other landscape material needs to be observed for survival. These are indicated by a red circle around