TREE AND SHRUB SUITABILITY Flashcards
What is a tree?
a tree is a woody perennial plant, typically having a single trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground.
What is a shrub?
a shrub is a woody plant smaller than a tree and has several main stems arising at or near the ground.
- what do trees and shrubs need to survive?
1: good rooting medium containing water nutrients and oxygen.
- what do trees and shrubs need to survive?
2: sunlight, carbon dioxide.
- what do trees and shrubs need to survive?
3: shelter
- what do trees and shrubs need to survive?
4: protection
- what do trees and shrubs need to survive?
5: Drainage
- what do trees and shrubs need to survive?
6: Space
- what do trees and shrubs need to survive?
7: to be free from competition
[Site conditions]
Above ground: environmental.1
1: light exposure
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Above ground: environmental.2
2: slope exposure
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Above ground: environmental.3
3: wind/exposed sites
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Above ground: environmental.4
4: salt
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Above ground: environmental.5
5: confined sites
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Above ground: environmental.6
6: weedy sites