short answer test 1 (Taxus and broadleaf) Flashcards
1
Q
Native
A
Taxus canadensis
Tsuga canadensis
Cercis canadensis (old list)
2
Q
Salt Tolerant/roadside plants
A
- all yucca
- taxus cuspidata ‘capitata’
- euonymus fortunei var. Coloratus
- all cotoneaster
3
Q
Salt intolerant
A
- all buxus
- tsuga canadensis
- acer rubrum (old list)
4
Q
Dioecious (male and female on separate plants)
A
- all ilex
- all taxus
5
Q
full sun tolerant
A
- Viburnum rhytidophyllum
- Buxus sinican var. insularis ‘Pincushion’
- Daphne burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’
6
Q
shade tolerant
A
- Euonymus fortune ‘Canadale Gold’
- Viburnum rhytidophyllum
- taxus baccata
7
Q
New growth is a different colour
A
- all taxus
- Taxus cuspidata ‘Capitata’ (new is light green and gets darker with maturity)
- Buxus sempervirens (new foliage is waxy, glossy and light green, gets darker with age)
8
Q
colour change with season
A
- buxus sinica var. insularis ‘Pincushion’ (turns bronze in winter)
- morris midget littleleaf boxwood (dark green/yellow in summer, brown/yellow in winter and fall
- Bigleaf winter creeper (Red colour)
9
Q
which plants have shallow roots?
A
- pincushion boxwood
- all ilex
10
Q
which plants should be pruned for best outcome?
A
- Taxus cuspidata ‘capitata’ (prune to make more dense)
- Cotoneaster salicifolius (prune to prevent legginess)
- Buxus sempervirens (takes pruning great, looks best when its shaped)
11
Q
Which plants climb?
A
- all of the euonymus on our list
- hedera helix
12
Q
ground covers
A
- all euonymus
- all cotoneaster
- pachysandra
- vina minor
13
Q
which like acidic soil?
A
- cotoneaster salicifolius
- all ilex
- daphne
14
Q
moist soil
A
- euonymus fortunei var. Coloratus
- morris midget boxwood
- taxus baccata
15
Q
prefers dryer soil
A
- cephalotaxus harringtonia
- all taxus (needs well drained)
- ilex aquifolium
16
Q
-slow growing
A
- all Buxus
- all taxus
17
Q
columnar form
A
-Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Fastigiata’
-Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata Aurea’
Taxus x media ‘Hicksii’
Taxus cuspidata ‘capitata’
18
Q
zone 6 +
A
- taxus baccata ‘fastigiata’
- taxus beccata
- taxus baccata ‘fastigiata aurea’
19
Q
fast growing
A
- both ivy on list
- all euonymus
- cotoneaster
20
Q
edible
A
none
21
Q
poisonous
A
all taxus
all holly
22
Q
wider at the top
A
- cephalotaxus harringtonia
- taxus x media ‘Hicksii’
