Final Exam

Question 1

Most valued hardwood of the West

Answer 1

Alnus rubra

Question 2

Thuja plicata and this species are shade tolerant climax species of the PNW fog belt region

Answer 2

Tsuga heterophylla

Question 3

Most shade tolerant between Sequoia sempervirens and Sequoia giganteum

Answer 3

Sequoia sempervirens

Question 4

Of the conifers of the PNW, this one is rarely 30 miles from the ocean.

Answer 4

Picea sitchensis

Question 5

Dense reproduction of this species, that also occurs in the Rockies, greatly inhibits regeneration of S.giganteum.

Answer 5

Abies concolor

Question 6

Shade tolerant climax species of the Inland Empire

Answer 6

Abies grandis

Question 7

Huge logs of this tree once hollowed out by Native Americans of PNW for ocean-going vessels

Answer 7

Thuja plicata

Question 8

Tallest conifer in the world

Answer 8

Sequoia sempervirens

Question 9

Forms the lower timberline with Caleocedrus decurrens above the foothill zone in the Sierras.

Answer 9

Pinus ponderosa

Question 10

Between Sequoia sempervirens and S.giganteum the most favored by fire

Answer 10

Sequoiadendron giganteum

Question 11

Post-disturbance (especially fire) species in the Inland Empire

Answer 11

Pinus monticola

Question 12

Although it has a very limited natural range, many horticultural varieties are widely planted and much wood of this species is exported to Japan.

Answer 12

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Question 13

Tallest and largest Pine (Pinus) in the world

Answer 13

Pinus lambertiana

Question 14

Because its wood has exceptional strength to weight, was used as the frame for the British ‘Mosquito” bomber.

Answer 14

Picea sitchensis

Question 15

Shade intolerant pioneer along streams and lower slope positions in the fog belt of the PNW.

Answer 15

Alnus rubra

Question 16

Includes varieties bolanderi and murrayana

Answer 16

Pinus contorta

Question 17

Conifer that sprouts profusely from the base when cut

Answer 17

Sequoia sempervirens

Question 18

In pure stands or mixed with oaks in the foothill zone of the Sierras

Answer 18

Pinus sabiniana

Question 19

The primary timber species in the Interior Basin, because of its great drought tolerance

Answer 19

Pinus ponderosa

Question 20

Shade tolerant climax species of the subalpine zone in the Sierras.

Answer 20

Abies magnifica

Question 21

Between Sequoia sempervirens and Sequoiadendron giganteum the most valuable for wood products

Answer 21

Sequoia sempervirens

Question 22

Most extensively planted tree of the PNW, especially in the western Cascades

Answer 22

Pseudostuga menziesii

Question 23

var. shastensis

Answer 23

Abies magnifica

Question 24

In the Montane zone of the Sierras, white pine blister rust and mountain pine beetle cause serious losses to this species

Answer 24

Pinus monticola

Question 25

Between Sequoia sempervirens and Sequoiadendron giganteum has the most fragmented geographical range, occurring in distinct groves that range from small to large in area.

Answer 25

Sequoiadendron giganteum