Pruning Practices Flashcards
For the 3 cut method:
the first cut is _________
the second cut is _________
and the third cut is _________
To remove the stub
To prevent bark from tearing
To remove the main portion of the branch
To prevent bark from tearing
To remove the main portion of the branch
To remove the stub
________________________ is the removal of dead, dying, and weak branches from a tree.
Crown Cleaning
Lion Tailing
Topping
Pollarding
Crown Cleaning
When a pruning cut to remove a branch is made too close to the trunk, and cuts into the branch collar, this is called _____________________.
Topping
Lion-Tailing
Pollarding
A flush cut
A flush cut
True or False
When pruning palms, if older, live fronds must be removed, it is best to avoid removing fronds that originate above horizontal.
True
When pruning, caution must be taken not to create an effect known as _____________________________, which is caused by excessive removal of inner laterals and foliage.
Tipping
Witches Brooming
Lion-Tailing
Codominance
Lion-Tailing
Two limbs that arise from apical buds on the same stem are known as _____________________ and are both direct extensions of the stem below.
Watersprouts
Suckers
Codominant Branches
Codominant Branches
Pruning when trees are ___________________ can minimize the risk of pest problems associated with wound entry.
Flowering
Dormant
Actively growing
Stressed
Dormant
Choose the best answer.
If the height of a tree must be reduced:
The tree should be root pruned to compensate for foliage loss.
All cuts should be made at internodes to avoid cutting through buds.
Branches should be removed at their point of origin or to a lateral large enough to assume the terminal role.
Branches should be removed at their point of origin or to a lateral large enough to assume the terminal role.
When training young trees, a single central leader should be selected and competing leaders should be removed or ___________________.
Subordinated
Staked
Bent
Topped
Subordinated
_________________________ is a practice where all of the branches are pruned back to the same point each year.
Pollarding
Topping
Crown Cleaning
Lion-tailing
Pollarding
True or False
Even the removal of 25% of the canopy of a large, mature tree can be stressful to your tree.
True
If you want to prune a tree in order to slow growth, improve structure, and create a natural look, you would want to use a pruning technique called __________________.
Pinching
Thinning
Shearing
Topping
Thinning
If you want to prune a tree in order to increase branching and create a formal, restrained look, you would want to use a pruning technique called ____________________.
Pinching
Thinning
Shearing
Topping
Shearing
True or False
Research on wound dressings shows that their use prevents decay.
False
True or False
Codominant stems can represent a structurally unstable branch configuration, especially if there is included bark in the junction.
True
When it comes to pruning, as a rule, mature trees are:
unlikely to produce watersprouts.
not tolerant of severe pruning.
capable of tolerating topping.
more tolerant of extremes than young trees.
not tolerant of severe pruning.
The “Three Cut Method” is used for __________________________.
Pollarding
Removing Watersprouts
Removing large limbs.
Removing small branches
Removing large limbs.
To prune trees that flower on the previous year’s growth and maximize flowering, you should prune:
In the Fall, just after leaf drop.
In late summer after seed formation
Shortly after flowering.
Any time during the dormant season
Shortly after flowering.
True or False
The only way to make a tree smaller is by using a pruning method called topping.
False
The national standards for pruning are found in:
ANSI Z30
ANSI A300
ANSI Z133.1
OSHA Z133.1
OSHA A300
ANSI A300
Because pruning removes leaves and reduces the overall photosynthetic capacity of a tree, it also reduces _______________.
Health
Stress
Growth
Growth
True or False
When pruning palms, if older, live fronds must be removed, it is best to avoid removing fronds that originate above horizontal.
True
Choose the best answer.
If the height of a tree must be reduced:
The tree should be root pruned to compensate for foliage loss.
All cuts should be made at internodes to avoid cutting through buds.
Branches should be removed at their point of origin or to a lateral large enough to assume the terminal role.
Branches should be removed at their point of origin or to a lateral large enough to assume the terminal role.
Select all that apply.
When pruning young trees, it is important to train for a dominant leader and well-spaced scaffold branches so that:
Codominant branching can be avoided.
The tree will be structurally strong.
The tree will produce shade faster.
Future pruning can be minimized.
Codominant branching can be avoided.
The tree will be structurally strong.
Future pruning can be minimized.
If you want to prune a tree in a way that will make it look super ugly and increase the likelihood that it will try to kill you in the future, you would want to use a pruning technique called ________________________.
Shearing
Topping
Pinching
Thinning
Topping
True or False
When practical, temporary lower branches should be left on a young tree to help develop trunk strength
True
