Texas Nursery/Landscape CDE Bank Part 1

A shade loving border plant is

Clay soils require

Alan finished sharpening his rotary mower blade, he noticed his mower vibrated & shook bad, What was wrong?

Which of the following is the best definition of an F1 hybrid?

Shrubs planted in small groups in the landscape are generally placed in:

Fertilizers should be added to soil

Plants that use less water and are tolerant of dry landscape sites are called:

Who is responsible for establishing the binomial system for naming plants

container-grown nursery crop is over watered for long a grower might expect to find the roots in the following condition

Which is most likely not a benefit from using mulch?

Large nursery pots are measured by the

An example of a creeping or prostrate coniferous evergreen is:

Liriope and Ajuga are generally classified as

A "spreader-sticker" added to a spray solution causes the chemical to

When using heat to sterilize/pasteurize soil, the soil should be heated to

An important step in properly composting landscape refuse is to

Soil texture refers to

Trees are fertilized with granular fertilizer by spreading it within

Flowering plants that are tetraploid have reduced maintenance costs because of the reduced need to

The optimum germination temperature for most bedding plant seeds is

Fairy ring is caused by

A privacy fence should be at least ____ feet high if the purpose is to screen the view of neighbors at ground level

He asks is a bal cypress hardy in middle New York. The grower says, Let me see, that is Zone 4 They are talking about

A plant pathologist studies plant

Which of the following is microscopic?

Which of the following is a group of small-growing trees?

Though not recommended, if 2-cycle engine fuel is actually used in a 4-cycle engine

a hormone called auxin is produced by the terminal bud It inhibits the growth/development of lateral buds, its called?

Light energy, carbon dioxide, and water enter into the process of photosynthesis, through which

The viability of a group of seeds is measured by

Natural soil is arranged in layers referred to as

Mrs. Thompson loves spring flowering bulbs. Which of the following would you suggest for Mrs. Thompson to plant?

PVC pipe for irrigation is joined by connectors/couplings that are to the pipe.

A is a woody perennial that has more than one main trunk.

process in which water, grass seed, fertilizer, cellulose fiber & a glue type are mixed together & sprayed onto the soil

Magnesium, calcium, and sulfur

Which of the following is true about lady bug beetles? They

A large perennial that provides a general effect of mass and grows in excess of five feet is

Which of the following can be said about applying an herbicide to a lawn in granular form rather than as a liquid spray?

Which of the following serves as a food reservoir for the developing embryo within the seed of a monocot?

A plant that remains vegetative during its first season of growth and flowers in the second season is a (n):

When installing a landscape, which step (from the following list) should be completed FIRST

Plants sold in the landscape trade are sold by ________ name.

When planting B&B plants

All other things being equal, which diameter of pipe or combination of pipes will carry the most water?

Which type of insecticide would be most effective against sucking-type insects?

Which of the following is a group of terms related to landscape design principles?

A 50 pound bag of 5-10-15 fertilizer contains pounds of nitrogen.

What is one reason the container grown sector of nursery crop production has increased in recent years?

When planting a bare-rooted tree, the tree should be planted

Lowering the soil grade around a tree removes many of the tree's ______________ roots.

Which of the following best describes seed scarification?

If a two-cycle engine on a weed trimmer uses a 24:1 fuel ratio, you should mix

Which would not be part of a lawn irrigation system?

The term is used in horticulture to define plant injury sometimes caused by pesticides:

Plants showing symptoms of nitrogen deficiency will show which of the following symptoms?

The basic underlying principle of using a mist propagation system is that it __________

When should soil NOT be tilled?

Plants that evolve and grow naturally in an area are termed____________ plants

Which tree has the finest textured foliage?

Scientific names generally consist of two words, the first being the genus and the second being the

The terms triploid, diploid and haploid refer to

An 'x ' in the botanical name of a plant means the plant

One reason modern horticultural fabrics used in landscaping are said to be better than black polyethylene film is they

Plants need ___ essential elements for proper growth and development.

Water availability, temperature extremes, and _________should be considered when selecting trees for the landscape.

Of the grasses listed below, which is most commonly used on golf greens?

Traditional garden centers, in many cases, have been able to compete with chain department stores by providing?

The turfgrass least tolerant of shade is

Plants usually do not grow well in poorly drained soils because

Site features to consider when conducting a site survey include

pruning cuts are made on woody trees, one should not cut into/behind the ___ This area is where healing callus originate

Which of the following groups contains only evergreen plants?

Damping-off is caused by:

Three types of ground patterns used in landscape design are

The following plant grows from a tuber:

Larger nursery pots are measured by the:

A landscaper should call 811 before beginning certain landscape projects to

Which of the following describes plants that lose their leaves during the winter?

The soil pH level primarily controls

One of the best ways to speed up the rooting process of cuttings is to

The nursery landscape trade and related industries are sometimes referred to as the

Joe¶s Landscaping pays rent, legal fees, utilities and insurance, all of which are classified as

Which of the following groups contains only deciduous plants?

Which one of the following plant hardiness zones is colder than Zone 6?

Which of the following definitions best describes ''auxin''?

A pencil lead that is soft, prints well, erases easily, and tends to smear easily is ________.

A pre-emergence herbicide is applied

what watering conditions would cause clustering of turf grass roots on top of soil? there has been little or no rainfall

Water____________ to help reduce disease in nursery crops

Soil around the foundation of a house is often more alkaline than surrounding soil due to which of the following?

Which of the following watering systems can reduce water usage by as much as 80%.

Food produced in the leaves moves to other parts of a plant through the

Plant diseases caused by rain splashed microorganisms from the ground can be reduced by

Failure to firm down the soil around a newly planted tree or shrub can result in air pockets. This may cause:

The four life cycle stages of beetles such as the Japanese beetle are:

Underground stems with scale-like fleshy leaves (leek and onion) are called

Functional roles of plants in the landscape do not include:

Most landscape plants like the soil pH

The use of plant materials & landscaping techniques to conserve soil moisture & to reduce water usage is