Jokes and Questions Flashcards
How do you catch a fish when ice fishing?
drill hole, open can of peas around the hole, grab fish when it comes for the peas
How to catch an elephant
dig a hole, put ash in it, use peas and the the elephant in the ash-hole
how do you get 100 chickens in a car?
open the door and let them in
If the bark is removed why will the tree die?
this cuts off the phloem so the roots die because of a lack of sugar
If the tree is yellowing this normally shows nutrient defficiency, what should you do?
You can use fertilizer, but this only treats the symptoms, it probably means the roots are dying because of the wrong soil pH
Sidewalks are being lifted by roots, how do you address this?
Remove sidewalks or tree, any of your options cost a lot of money
A tree is to be transplanted in summer-why would removing the leaves assist it in surviving?
tree would lose less water but could kill roots when the tree refocuses its energy on regrowing its leaves, when it does the leaves will be smaller as well
If a tree is hardy in Zone 7, what does that mean?
the tree has a hardiness zone in the kind of conditions (especially winter) in that sort of environment range
Why would adding organic matter to soils improve plant health?
this opens soil up for roots and captures nutrients
Why is leaf removal detrimental to tree health?
This takes nutrients away from the site
If a branch turns fall color early but the rest of plant is healthy, what does this mean?
the branch is damaged
Why would watering in the summer help a tree survive winter?
the plant uses water to get sugar to the roots, so it always needs it
Why watering in December could help a plant survive winter?
the roots cannot take up frozen water, water really carefully
Why might fertilizing in fall help a plant survive?
the plant needs all nutrients-fertilizing helps it get what it needs
