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Maintaining Landscape plants Flashcards

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What involves the Norwegian hugging concept with lots of plants and patio, and a fireplace and can be applied to East Atlantic landscape (ex. courtyard)?

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Taking the Hygge outside

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Define the landscape of “more sophisticated backyard BBQs

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  • doesn’t give priority to plants
  • a couple conifers
  • take away plants and have cut flowers
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What kind of landscape has an insect attracting garden concept, increases the plant and insect diversity, has deciduous, broad leaf trees around and will attract small animals?

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Purposefully pollinating

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What kind of landscape can be found in Denver and Toronto, consists of rooftop trees and gardens, has many flowering trees in addition to plants and are used to reduce urban heat/improve storm water management?

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Garden in the sky

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What can be done for a smarter, more selective lawn?

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  • use the hybrid grass (less maintenance)

- leave gap between lawn and the tree (usually where mulch is placed)

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What does the “greenery is in and outside” consist of?

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  • shade lilies, boxwood, ivy (can use different ivies)
  • focus on hardscapes
  • leave the trees exactly as they are and you add shade loving plants and enhance the natural woodland
  • don’t remove too much, just make it attractive without removing the ES provided by nature
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7
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What are easy care perennials?

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  • Hostas
  • Rudbeckia (black-eyed Susans)
  • Butterflu attracting coneflower
  • Rhododendrons
  • Swedish ivy and dragon wing begonias
  • Zinnias
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What are the super vines?

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  • Major Wheeler (coral honeysuckle)
  • My angel (clematis)
  • Japanese morning glory
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9
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When do many gardens attain the appearance envisioned?

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When the plants have matured

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10
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What does the maintenance of landscaping include?

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  • watering
  • fertilizing
  • aerating
  • mulching
  • edging
  • pruning
  • pest control
  • winterization
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Infrequent and deep watering up to a depth of what, is preferred over shallow, frequent watering?

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12 - 16 inches

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Shrubs will have lush growth, greater resistance to pests and less water damage is _____ properly.

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fertilized

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When fertilizer be applied to shrubs?

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Early spring

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Why should the foliage be avoided when fertilizing?

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To prevent foliar burning

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How many pounds of fertilizer should be spread over 100 sq ft of bed area? Why is this a stupid statement

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  • 1 - 3 pounds

- assumes that it is a balance soil

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16
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When will trees grow with greater health and vigor?

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when they are fertilized annually

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17
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Trees are fertilized differently according to what?

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  • their species
  • age
  • adjacent plants
  • terrain
  • equipment available
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18
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Where does the take-up of nutrients occur in trees?

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  • at the outer extremes of the root zone and within the top 6-8 inches of soil
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19
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Where is the root zone of a tree?

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is past the drip line (the line that goes directly down from the canopy)

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20
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By what different methods can nutrients be applied to trees?

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  • holes dug by augers
  • high-pressure injection (in between xylem and phloem)
  • direct application into the tree’s vascular system
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21
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What trees may be fertilized to promote their growth and ensure their health?

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small trees

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22
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Why may mature trees be fertilized?

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to maintain their health, but NO concern for size expansion

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What are the best way to apply fertilization to a tree that is crowded by structures or other plants, or are on a slope?

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  • by direct incorporation into the soil

- injected directly into the tree

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How many gallons of fertilizer should be applied within each 1,000 sq ft of zone of application?

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200 gallons

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25
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Define soil compaction

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When air is driven from the soil and water is unable to freely enter the root system (you get a hard pan formation and the nutrients won’t go down without air or water)

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What is a tool that uses an air compressor to send a high volume of air into the soil in a way that breaks up compacted soil without injuring the root structure?

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Air spade

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27
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What is occurring when 12 inch holes are drilled and filled with course mixture, permitting water and air to enter?

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Vertical mulching

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28
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Why does mulch need to be replaced?

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To prevent germination of weeds, decomposition, and plant death

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29
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What is radial trenching and what is it used for?

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  • when narrow slits are cut in a spoke pattern around the tree (critical root zone and filled with topsoil or compost)
  • used for isolated lawn trees
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30
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What does edging refer to?

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Cutting a sharp line of separation, usually between a planting and adjacent lawn

31
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What does the act of edging use and what will it help reduce?

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  • uses an edging tool or flat-back spade to cut into the ground 6-8 inches and remove the wedge of sod
  • the sloped cut will reduce root competition and improve the soil, and retain a sharp turfline
32
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____ is the removal of a portion of a plant to improve its appearance and health to control its growth and shape

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pruning

33
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____ are used to cut branches up to 1/4 inch in diameter

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Hand pruners

34
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____ are used to cut branches up to about 1/2 inch and have handles longer than hand pruners

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Lopper pruners

35
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____ is the most task-specific of all pruning tools and are used to shear and shape hedges. They are available as a scissor-like hand tool or as a wand-like power tool

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Hedge shears

36
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____ is used when a branch exceeds 1/2 inch in diameter

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Hand pruning saw

37
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What permits you to reach the upper part of the tree and you need to be cautious not to cut until you are certain of what is being severed?

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Pole saw

38
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_____ is a dangerous tool that is powered by electricity or gas and is used to remove branches that cannot be cut with hand tools.

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Chainsaw

39
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_____ is the most important branch and is dominant over the other branches

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Lead branch (the main trunk)

40
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What do scaffold branches create?

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the canopy, or the foliage of the tree

41
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Define crotch

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the point at which a branch meets the trunk of the tree or another large branch (kind of a joint)

42
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Branches that originate from the underground root system are called

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Suckers

43
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____ ____ are the branches that develop along the trunk and branches of a tree (the latent/dormant buds that are waiting for the right circumstances to come, and sprout when those conditions arise)

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Water sprouts

44
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In shrubs, the best flower and fruit production are on the _____

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younger branches

45
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What differs younger branches of a shrub from the older branches?

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  • usually lighter in color

- thinner bark and in diameter

46
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Define crown

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the point at which branches and the root system meet

47
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____ are prostate stems that are new shoots arising from existing roots (a long/thin stem that usually grows horizontally along the ground and produces roots and shoots at widely spaced nodes)
What’s an example?

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  • Stolons

- ex. strawberries

48
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Define stock

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  • the root portion

- anything underground, anything keeping the root portion

49
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_____ is if you want to grow a tree in an area where it’s not an option and then put it on something that is close to the species that you want

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Grafting

50
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What is a benefit of winter pruning?

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It’s unblocked by foliage

51
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What is a benefit of summer pruning?

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Allows time for large wounds to heal (because you have a growing season left)

52
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What kind of pruning is not for plants tha bloom in early spring, but can be done for late blooming species?

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Autumn pruning

53
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What is the benefit of spring pruning?

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As buds begin to swell, it is obvious which branches are dead (done for beech and almond, etc.)

54
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Why are branches in the center of the plant removed from healthy plants?

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to improve the overall health and appearance of the plant

55
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When are center shoots shortened or removed from plants?

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When the purpose is to create denser foliage

56
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What happens when you pinch back dormant buds?

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you get a straight and two lateral buds, creating a denser foilage

57
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What branch do you usually remove when you have branches that are crossing other branches that are healthy?

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the younger branch

58
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_____ is when the scaffold limb is removed without taking a long slice of bark with it when it falls and covering the wound with wood paint until it heals

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Jump-cutting

59
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What is the procedure of jump-cutting?

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  • make cut A
  • then make cut B on the opposite side and above cut A (to reduce peeling)
  • make cut C below both cut A and B (all the way across the branch to cut it completely off)
60
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_____ is the removal of a shrub branch at or near the crown, or its point of origin

A

Thinning out

61
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What is the shorteninf, rather than the total removal of a twig, and what does it encourage?

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  • Heading back

- encourages lateral growth

62
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Define complete/gradual renewal

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removing all mature wood over a 3-5 year period (gradual), or completely removing all stems to ground level (complete)

63
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How should twigs be pruned?

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To leave an outward pointing bud

64
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What are the main focal points of a landscape and require lots of care?

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Flower plantings

65
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Flowering plants require more maintenance because of what?

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  • weeding
  • insects and disease
  • saggy if not pinched back
  • one-time blooms
  • bulbs need to be dug up
66
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_____ lose their effectiveness if the soil is disturbed after application

A

Most herbicides

67
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Shallow roots, shaded areas and ____ may need to be watered daily to prevent wilting

A

plants in containers

68
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When should annuals be fertilized?

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midsummer

69
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When should bulbs be fertilized?

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immediately after flowering (because the bulb has something for the shoots)

70
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When should non-bulbous perennials be fertilized?

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early spring (to enhance growth)

71
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Define dead-heading

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When dead flower blossoms must be continually removed

72
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What is done with the thumb and forefinger right at the top of the stem?

A

soft pinching

73
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What is done to shorten each stem bu one-third or more and cut at least 35% of the limb of the flowering branch?

A

hard pinching

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