BMP Tree Planting Vocab Flashcards
Ball and Burlap (B&B)
Tree or other plant dug and removed from the ground for replanting, with roots and soil wrapped in burlap or burlap like fabric.
Bare Root
Tree or other plant removed from the ground for replanting without soil around the roots
Burlap (Hessian)
Strong, coarsely woven cloth made from fibers of jute, flax, hemp, or synthetic fibers.
Buttress Root
Roots at the trunk base that help support the tree
Caliper
Thickness or diameter of the trunk of a tree take at a standard height, used in specifying nursery stock
Circling Root
Roots that grow in a circular pattern when a plant is confined in the same container longer than necessary. If not corrected, will prevent a tree from establishing well when planted and will create future problems, such as blow-over, girdling roots, and strangulation.
Codominant Stems
Forked branches nearly the same size in diameter, arising from a common junction and lacking a normal branch union, may have included bark.
Container Grown
Tree or other plant that has been grown and marketed in a container
Containerized
Field grown plant placed into a container for a time and then sold as a potted plant. Term does not include a plant that has initially been grown in a container.
Flare Root
See buttress root
Girdling Root
Root that encircles all or part of the trunk of a tree or other roots and constricts the vascular tissue and inhibits secondary growth and movement of water and photosynthates
Grade
Surface level of ground
Guy
A steel or synthetic fiber cable between a tree or branch and an external anchor (another tree, the ground, or other fixed object) to limit movement and provide supplemental support
Hardening Off
A process that acclimated B&B trees to water stress when dug with foliage. Foliage should be shaded, shielded from wind, and sprinkled frequently for several weeks. Also used in reference to acclimation to cold temperatures.
Heeling in
Method of storing bare-root trees by covering roots with sawdust or mulch until ready to plant
Included Bark
Bark that becomes embedded in a crotch (union) between a branch and trunk, or between Codominant stems. Causes a weak structure.
Liner
A young tree planted out in nursery rows and grown to suitable landscape size (also known as lining-out stock). Many sizes and methods of propagation are used.
Planting
Installing a plant in the landscape
Root Ball
Soil that contains all (I.e. container grown) or a portion (I.e. B&B) of the roots that are moved with a plant when it is planted or transplanted
Root Flare
See trunk flare
Root Pruning
Process of cutting roots on a field grown tree or pre-digging a root ball to increase the density of root development within the final ball.
Shaving
Removing the entire outside periphery (sometimes including the bottom) of a container root ball
Soil Amendment
Material added to soil to improve its physical, chemical, and or biological properties.
Soil Anchor
Device that is driven, screwed, buried, or otherwise inserted into the ground, to which a guying cable is attached.
Stage Digging
Process to reduce sudden stress when deciduous plants must be dug in leaf. The root ball is dug (and roots are cut) section by section over a period of time.
Transplanting
Process of moving a plant to a new location
Tree Spade
Mechanical equipment to dig, transport, and replant trees with a sufficiently large volume of roots and soil.
Tree Wrap
Material used to wrap the trunks of newly planted or transplanted trees to protect them from injury
Trunk Flare
Transition zone from trunk to roots where the trunk expands into the buttress or structural roots. Root flare.
Wire Basket
Type of a metal basket used to support the root ball of a B&B tree or a tree dug with a tree spade.
