Pruning Flashcards
reasons for pruning
control/direct growth
maintain health and vigour
encourage fruit and flower production
to remove hazards and safety
specialty/novelty
the 3d’s (dead, diseased, damaged)
pruning decisions (what to remove?)
D3- dead, diseased, damaged
double leaders
water shoots
crossing and/or rubbing branches
closely parallel branches
growth contrary to habit
recognize habit of shrubs and trees examples
suckering shrub
multistemmed/non suckering shrub
single leader (excurrent)
multiple leader (decurrent)
climbing vine
recognize form of shrubs and trees examples
vase
columnar
round
spreading
weeping
specific types of pruning
crown thinning, lifting, and reduction
spiral pruning
window pruning
cloud pruning
pollarding
coppicing
espalier
what time of year would you prune to stimulate growth
spring
what type of pruning cut is this
reduction cut
what is the purpose of coppicing
promoting vigorous re-growth and a sustainable supply of timber for future generations, also helps to re establish form.
what type of pruning is this
crown thinning
Which of the following plants is a sub-shrub?
a) phlox paniculata
b) lavandula angustifolia
c) salvia officinalis
d) enkianthus campanulatus
b and c
Which is true? Always make a cut just outside of the branch collar or Always cut the branch collar off
Always make a cut just outside of the branch collar
What are potential bad outcomes of summer pruning?
UV burn
Damage to herbaceous understory
potentially increasing stress during drought
The primary limbs on a tree are called _______________ branches
Scaffold
What time of year would you prune something if you wanted to suppress growth?
Summer
What type of wood does a Magnolia flower on?
Terminal Old wood