405 Specialty Crops. Fruiting Plants & Vines Flashcards

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1
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A plant that can set fruit with its own pollen is classified as

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Self compatible

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Plants that need to cross pollinate with another of the same species is know as

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Self incompatible

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Artic Kiwi and Sea Buckthorn are plants that have pistillate and staminate flowers on different plants are classified as ? plants

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Dioecious

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4
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Often wind pollinated flowers will have flowers without

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Petals

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5
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Completion of fertilization in plants is called

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Fruit set

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The point when the cells fill with sugars and water is known as

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Cell enlargement

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? is indicated by colour, texture change and an increase in sugars

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Maturation

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A fruit that will ripen after being picked is known as

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Climacteric

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Fruits that must be attached to the parent plant to ripen are known as

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Non-climacteric

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10
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Large fruit bearing trees with a heavy load should be pruned to have a

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Modified leader

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Removing 1-2 large branches per year is a pruning technique used for

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Fruit bearing shrubs

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12
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The best time to prune a fruit tree is

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Late dormancy

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13
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? on trees should remain 10cm above the soil line

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Grafts

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14
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What fruit bearing plant can be know as a goldilocks plant because it can be planted too shallow or too deep

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Strawberry

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15
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Removing some of the immature fruit from a plant is known as

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Fruit thinning

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16
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A fruit tree that may require fruit thinning is

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Apples

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17
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In general fruiting plants should receive 2.5cm of water per week between ? and ?

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July and early August

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18
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The latin name of Beaked Hazelnut is

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Corylus cornuta

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19
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The family of Corylus cornuta is

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BETULACEAE

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20
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The latin name of Haskaps is

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Lonicera caerulea

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The family name of Lonicera caerulea is

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CAPRIFOLIACEAE

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22
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What is the latin name for Blueberries

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Vaccinium

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23
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What family does Vaccinium belong too

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ERICACEAE

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24
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What family does Ribes belong too

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GROSSULARIACEAE

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25
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The latin name of Currants is

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Ribes spp.

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The latin name of Gooseberries is

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Ribes uva-crispa

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The latin name of Jostaberries is

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Ribes x nidigrolaria

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28
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Rhubarb belongs to which family

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POLYGONACEAE

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29
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The common name for Rheum hybrids is

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Rhubarb

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30
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Goji berry belongs to what family

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SOLANACEAE

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31
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The common name for Lycium barbarum is

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Goji berry

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32
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Pyrus, Malus, Fragaria and Prunus all belong to the family

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ROSACEAE

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33
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The latin name of Saskatoon berry is

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Amelanchier alnfolia

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34
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The latin name for Strawberries is

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Fragaria spp

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35
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The latin name for Apples is

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Malus cvs

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36
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The latin name for Pears is

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Pyrus cvs

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37
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The latin name for Cherry plums and plums is

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Prunus americana

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38
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The latin name for Siberian Apricot is

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Prunus armeniaca

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39
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The latin name of Nanking Cherry is

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Prunus tomentosa

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40
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The latin name of Pin Cherry is

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Prunus pensylvanica

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41
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The latin name of Chokecherry is

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Prunus virginiana melanocarpa

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42
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The latin name of the Evans Cherry is

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Prunus cerasus

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43
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The latin name for Raspberries is

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Rubus idaeus

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44
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What family does Actinidia kolomikta belong too

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ACTINIDACEAE

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45
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Humulus lupulus belongs to what family

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CANNABACEAE

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46
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Lonicera dioica belongs to what family

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CAPRIFOLIACEAE

47
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Clematis x Jackmanii belongs to what family

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RANUNCULACEAE

48
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Vitis riparia belongs to what family

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VITACEAE

49
Q

The latin name for Arctic Kiwi is

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Actinidia kolomikta

50
Q

The latin name for Hops is

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Humulus lupulus

51
Q

The latin name for Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle is

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Lonicera x brownii ‘Dropmore Scarlet’

52
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The latin name for Twining Honeysuckle is

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Lonicera dioica

53
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The latin name for Virginia Creeper is

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Parthenocissus quinquefolia

54
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The latin name for River Grapes is

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Vitis riparia

55
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The other common name for River Grapes is

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Fox Grapes

56
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Which berry bush is the first to fruit

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Lonicera caerulea (Haskaps)

57
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Which berry bush has the largest fruit in Ribes

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Ribes uva-crispa (Gooseberry)

58
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Which berry likes acidic soils

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Vaccinium spp

59
Q

What berry bush is self incompatible

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Lonicera caerulea

60
Q

Which three berry produces suckers

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Rubus ideaus, Amelanchier alnifolia, Lycium barbarum (Raspberry, Saskatoon, Goji berry)

61
Q

Which four berry bushes has spines

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Lycium barbarum, Rubus ideaus, Ribes spp, Ribes uva-crispa (Goji, Raspberry, Currants, Gooseberry)

62
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Which two berries produce red, white and black fruit

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Rubus idaeus, Ribes spp (Raspberry, Currants)

63
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What two berry bushes have light yellow tubular flowers

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Lonicera caerulea, Ribes spp (Haskaps, Currants)

64
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Which berry bush has dark yellow tubular flowers

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Ribes missouriense (Golden Currant)

65
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Which genus is a host to white pine blister rust

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Ribes

66
Q

What three berry bushes have red fall colour

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Vaccinium spp, Amelanchier alnifolia, Ribes missouriense (Blueberry, Saskatoon, Golden Currant)

67
Q

Which berry is produced late summer early fall

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Vaccinium spp

68
Q

Which berry bush will collapse in full sun

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Ribes spp

69
Q

Which two berry bushes are sensitive to sodium and chloride

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Lycium barbarum, Ribes spp (Goji berry, Currants)

70
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Which two berry bushes can be completely defoliated by worms

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Ribes spp, Ribes uva-crispa (Currants, Gooseberry)

71
Q

Which Ribes bush does not have spines

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Ribes x nidigrolaria (Jostaberry)

72
Q

Which two berry bushes can make a nice small tree

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Ribes uva-crispa, Amelanchier alnifolia (Gooseberry, Saskatoon)

73
Q

Which berry bush can become unruly and messy in fruit

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Lycium barbarum (Goji Berry)

74
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What 2m tall shrub has tomentose leaves and red watery drupe fruit

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Prunus tomentosa (Nanking Cherry)

75
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A native shrub or small tree that suckers profusely, has glossy green lanceolate leaves, good fall colour and small red drupe fruit on a very long pedicels

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Prunus pensylvanica (Pin Cherry)

76
Q

An oblong blue berry on a 4ft shrub with opposite leaves, imbricate leaf scales and exfoliating bark

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Lonicera caerulea (Haskaps)

77
Q

A 1.2m shrub with large maple shaped leaves, spiny steams and 1cm black berries that bloom midsummer ?

A

Ribes spp

78
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A small shrub that loves acidic soil and produces blue coloured berries in fall

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Vaccinium spp

79
Q

A cherry producing large upright shrub or small tree that has cultivars with purple leaves and is prone to black knot

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Prunus virginiana melanocarpa (Chokecherry)

80
Q

A 1m high shrub with sprawling branches and thorns that has the largest red, pink or white fruit in its genera

A

Ribes uva-crispa

81
Q

Non branching canes. Some produce on first year wood and some produce fruit on second year wood

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Rubus idaeus

82
Q

Pomoid purple fruit on 2-3m native shrub with pointed, pubescent buds and red new bark

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Amelanchier alnfolia

83
Q

Large tree with fruiting spurs, blunt tipped flower buds in cymes that may produce large amounts of pomoid fruit in August and early September.

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Malus spp

84
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A self pollinating red drupe fruit on a 2.5m shrub with shiny alternate leaves, sharp buds, many bud scales and romantic cultivar names.

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Prunus x kerrasis (Dwarf Sour Cherry)

85
Q

The largest fruit tree in our area, turning orange red in the fall and producing yellow fruit in the fall.

A

Pyrus cvs

86
Q

A ground cover producing red fleshy fruit on runners 30 days after flowering (late June or August)

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Fragaria spp (Strawberry)

87
Q

Which two fruit trees only produce fruit once every 5 years because of cold springs

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Prunus nigra, Prunus armeniaca (Plums, Apricot)

88
Q

More varieties grown in our area than any other fruit tree

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Malus spp.

89
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What fruit tree will produce fruit from mid August into October, depending on cultivar

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Malus spp.

90
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Which fruit bush is producing in late June/early July

A

Loniera caerulea

91
Q

Which three fruit trees need to be fruit thinned some years

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Malus spp, Prunus nigra, Pyrus cvs (Apple, Plum, Pear)

92
Q

Grown for its edible stems

A

Rheum hybrids (Rhubarb)

93
Q

Which fruit should be harvested before it is mature

A

Pyrus cvs (Pear)

94
Q

What is June Drop

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Totally normal, dropping of smaller, defective fruit after fruit set. Common in apples.

95
Q

What is Fruit Thinning

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Involves removing excess fruit to improve fruit size and quality. Commonly done with apples, pears, and plums.

96
Q

What is biennial bearing

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Is a bumper crop followed by a poor low yield crop the next year.

97
Q

What is self incompatible

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A plant that can’t be fertilized by its own pollen

98
Q

When should shrubs be pruned

A

After maturity, remove 1-2 large branches per year.

99
Q

When should fruit trees be pruned

A

Late winter

100
Q

What vine is herbaceous

A

Humulus lupulus

101
Q

What two vines are dioecious

A

Humulus lupulus and Actinidia kolomikta

102
Q

What vine only grows 1-2m

A

Lonicera dioica

103
Q

What two vines have red flowers

A

Lonicera x brownii ‘Dropmore Scarlet Trumpet’ & Lonicera dioica

104
Q

What vine has purple/pink flowers

A

Clematis x jackmanii

105
Q

What two vines has edible fruit

A

Vitis riparia & Actinidia kolomikta

106
Q

What vine is hard to prune because of its coarse hairs

A

Humulus lupulus

107
Q

What vine has white/pink variegated leaves

A

Actinidia kolomikta

108
Q

What vine can spread through its rhizomes roots

A

Humulus lupulus

109
Q

What vines contains aromatic/medicinal substances

A

Humulus lupulus

110
Q

What vines need to have their roots kept moist and cool

A

Clematis x jackmanii

111
Q

Which vine is native to Alberta

A

Lonicera dioica

112
Q

What vine and family are apetalous

A

Clematis x jackmanii & Vitaceae

113
Q

Which two vines have tendrils

A

Vitis riparia & Parthenocissus quinquefolia

114
Q

Which vine has red fall colour

A

Parthenocissus quinquefolia