Texas Nursery/Landscape CDE Bank Part 3

a wholesale nursery is growing Japanese maples It takes 2 years to produce a saleable crop. what will be most affected?

Some of the salt buildup in potted plants can be removed by

Large trees used to frame a one story, ranch style home can make the home seem ____ than it really is

Training plants into three-dimensional ornamental forms, such as animals, is called

Mowing the lawn in a different direction each time helps reduce the chance of

A scale of 1:20 means that

layer of partially decomposed stems. roots, & leaves of grass which develops above the soils surface is called

Fireblight is a disease that most often affects susceptible plants

When mowing turf, it is recommended that no more than ____ of the leaf blade be removed at each cutting.

Mr. Roberts told his horticulture class that the temperature for rooting shrubs should be no lower than 70 which means

In landscaping terms, if the mower blade is set too low and the turf is not level, the mower may ____ the turf in spots.

Brown patch, dollar spot, and gray snow mold are all diseases of

The best time to spray a glyphosate is

a house is several colors you are worried about the colors & the flower color clashing. what color flower should you use

Which of the following would be most suited for a hot, dry, steep bank in the landscape?

Informal landscapes

The hardscape in a landscape design is defined as

A decision needs to be made whether groundcover or turfgrass on a site what factor helps in making this decision?

To make the living area of a landscape appear larger, a designer should include plants that feature

______pruning is a pruning technique concerned primarily with the removal of branches that could lead to damage of plant

A friable soil is one that

A transplanted tree or shrub should be set into the ground

An individual or firm hired to install or construct a portion of a large landscape job is called

Dead, decaying plant and animal material in the soil is referred to as

Lawn sprinkler systems are installed so they provide even coverage. This is accomplished by

A propagator in a nursery business is responsible for

B&B in the nursery/landscape trade means

Which is most important to the financial health of a nursery/landscape business?

A systemtic insecticide refers to an insecticide that

areas that have slightly different climate conditions, like the north side of a house which provides shelter its called

To preserve the germination ability of most seeds, store them in a

A plant dies at the end of each growing season but comes back from the same rootstock is most accurately described as

The ideal soil is composed of

Leaf miners lay their eggs

When servicing the spark plug on a lawn mower, the electrode should be _____ before reinstalling it in the mower

Which is a drawback to planting English or Virginia Creeper on the side of a wood or vinyl sided house?

Many insect traps attract insects with

When planting ground covers grown in compressed peat containers

In a landscape design, properly located plants and structures.

The scientific name for Heavenly Bamboo is

Which of the following is an indication of a fertile soil?

A major advantage for using slow-release fertilizer in container-grown nursery stock is that it

Which landscape tool is used to prune branches an inch or larger in diameter

what does a orange triangle on the back of a tractor mean?

When referring to the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone map, one can determine the

One function of stomates is to

__________ is an example of a parasitic plant

Which of the following is a deciduous vine

practice of watering plants until water comes out the drainage holes is effective for reducing buildup in medium.

Which of the following Gov organizations would want to talk if you shipped plants across state lines without a license?