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• • • All planting areas where soil compaction is necessary because of buildings and pavement should use CU structural soils or some other method to allow for suitable root growth. It would be better to plant smaller trees in CU soils than larger trees in compacted soils. • Species have not been determined for planting areas yet. All exterior (street - scaping) planting areas are to be planned, planted, and maintained by the City. All interior planting areas are part of the Hartford project. Species selection should combine appropriate native /indigenous species that complement the native landscape and architectural features. Suggest some flexibility in street tree planting specifications in order to add possible traffic calming features (species and spacing) to the landscape. All trees should be zone 4 species. Desirable species for Legacy: • Oaks ( Red, Northern pin, White, Burr and Swamp white) • Red maple /Acer rubrum (North woods, Red maple, Autumn spire, Fire dance, North fire, Red sunset). • Autumn blaze (do not over use) • Birch ( River, Paper) • Common hackberry • Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn • Green ash ( Green, Bergeson, Marshall's, Patmore, Summit) • Honeylocust/Thornless • Larch • Flowering crab (Dolgo, Donald Wyman, Flame, Indian magic, Kelsey, Pink spire, Radiant, Red splendor, Snowdfirt, Sparkler, Spring snow, • Quaking aspen • Linden ( American, Redmond) • Elm ( Discovery, Accolade, or other disease resistant zone 4 elms) • Pines ( White, Red, Austrian along freeway if pines are planned there) • Spruce (white) • All shrubs should be zone 4 suitable and non - invasive. • It is encouraged to use native flower and ground cover plants as much as possible. The use of cultivars should be permitted as long as such cultivars are non - invasive. • All native seed areas should approximate the City specifications for seed. It is encouraged to use potted plants and /or plugs as much as possible. • Vines. The Environmental Board has stated an interest in the use of vines on building surfaces. • All planting areas should have available water. • Plantings on poles should have available water.