test questions and answers
Bark,Mphloem,Mcambium,MxylemM-
MAnswerMWhenMcuttingMthroughMaMtreeMwithMaMchainMsawMorMdrillingMintoMaMtree,
MyouMwouldMpassMthroughM(inMorder)
GrowthMmayMbeMstimulatedMinMlateralMbudsM-
MAnswerMIfMtheMterminalMbudMisMremovedMinMpruning:
TheMgrowthMringsMofMaMtree:M-
MAnswerMVisibleMbecauseMofMtheMrapidMgrowthMrateMofMearlywoodMrelativeMtoMlatewo
od,McanMbeMcountedMonMtoMapproximateMtreesMage,McanMgiveMinformationMaboutMgro
wthMconditionsMinMpreviousMyears.
CambiumM-
MAnswerMlayerMofMcellsMisMresponsibleMforMoutwardMgrowthMandMincreasedMgirthMofM
tree.
MycorrhizaeMare:M-MAnswerMAMsymbioticMrelationshipMbetweenMfungiMandMroots.
Douglas-
firM(PseudotsugaMmenziesii)MdiffersMfromMbalsamMfirM(AbiesMbalsamea)MinMthat:M-
MAnswerMTheyMareMnotMinMtheMsameMgenus.
OppositeMleafMarrangementMis:M-
MAnswerMWhenMtwoMleavesMand/orMbudsMareMlocatedMatMtheMsameMnodeMonMaMtwi
g.
QuercusMrubraM-MAnswerMScientificMnameMofMRedMOak.
QuercusM(Oak)M-
MAnswerMThisMgenusMofMtreeMusuallyMdoesMnotMhaveManMoppositeMleafMarrangement.
PinesM-MAnswerMTheseMconifersMhaveMneedlesMinMbundles.
, AvailableMoxygenMandMwaterM-
MAnswerMTheMprimaryMfactorMinMcontrollingMtheMdepth,Mspread,MandMdistributionMofMt
reeMrootsMinMtheMsoilMis/are:
TheMmostMfibrousMandMabsorptiveMportionMofMaMtree'sMrootMsystemMisMfoundMin?M-
MAnswerMAreMinMtheMupperM6MinchesMofMsoil.
WaterMwillMdrainMveryMslowlyMoutMofMtheMplantingMhole.M-
MAnswerMIfMaMplantingMholeMinMaMclayMsoilMsiteMisMbackfilledMwithMsandyMsoil.
WhenMsoilMisMcompacted:M-
MAnswerMTotalMporeMspaceMandMtheMpercentageMofMmacroporesMareMreduced.
AMcharacteristicMofMsandyMsoilsMinMaridMregionsMis:M-
MAnswerMTheyMtendMtoMbecomeMalkaline,MandMsaltsMbuildMupMdueMtoMtheMlackMofM
heavyMrainfall.
WhenMirrigatingMtrees:M-
MAnswerMInfrequent,MdeepMsoakingsMareMpreferableMtoMfrequent,MshallowMwaterings.
SandyMsoils:M-MAnswerMHaveMaMhigherMinfiltrationMrateMthanMclayMsoils.
AMsoilMisMatMfieldMcapacityMwhen:M-MAnswerMGravitationalMwaterMhasMdrainedMaway.
WithMsprinklerMirrigation:M-
MAnswerMLessMfrequentMwateringsMofMlongerMdurationMwillMreduceMtheMlikelihoodMofM
saltMbuildup,MwaterMhittingMtheMsoilMsurfaceMcanMleadMtoMcrusting,MapplicationMratesM
thatMexceedMabsorptionMcanMleadMtoMrunoff.
InMsitesMwhereMpoorMdrainageMcanMbeMaMproblem,MwhichMofMtheMfollowingMWILLMNO
TMhelpMensureMplantMsurvival?M-
MAnswerMPlacingMgravelMinMtheMbottomMofMtheMplantingMholeMandMbackfillingMwithMa
MsandyMsoil.
8MpoundsMofMnitrogenM-MAnswerM80MpoundMbagMofM10-6-
4MfertilizerMcontainsMhowMmanyMpoundsMofMactualMnitrogen?