True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Seedlings should be planted
slightly deeper than they were in the nursery.
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2.
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Chemicals should never be used
on areas where trees are to be planted.
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3.
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2-1 on a bundle of seedlings
means that the seedlings should be 2 feet apart with 1 seedling per hole.
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4.
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Spring is a good time to plant
seedlings as soon as the frost is gone.
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After placing a seedling into a
hole for planting, the soil should be pack as loosely as possible so not to damage tree
roots.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6.
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Which would be the cheapest way
to buy seedlings?
a. | Bare
Root | b. | Balled and
Burlapped | c. | Container
Grown |
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7.
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A fungus condition which may be
cause death or damage to newly emerging seedlings is called ________.
a. | Ground
Rot | c. | Mulching | b. | Damping-Off | d. | Powdery Mildew |
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8.
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Which maple produces its seeds
in the spring?
a. | Sliver
Maple | b. | Sugar
Maple | c. | Neither | d. | Both |
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9.
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Under ideal conditions it
requires an 8 hour day to plant ______ by hand-using a planting bar.
a. | 50-100 | b. | 200-300 | c. | 500-800 | d. | 2000-3000 |
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10.
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On long row where a minimum
amount of time is spent turning around a planting machine can plant up to _______ tree seedlings per
hour.
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11.
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A herbicide used to control
most grasses and broadleaf weeds, but safe around most trees and shrubs is
________.
a. | Roundup | b. | Captan | c. | Atrazine | d. | Simazine |
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12.
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The federal government provides
cost sharing for certain conservative practices on privately owned land, which practice would not
qualify for this money?
a. | Windbreaks | c. | Christmas Trees | b. | Wildlife Food or Cover | d. | Erosion Control |
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13.
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If you space your rows 6 feet
apart and the trees in the row are 6 feet apart, it ill take _____ trees to plant one
acre.
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14.
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The best time of the year to
plant seedlings is _______.
a. | Early Spring
| c. | Early
Fall | b. | Early Summer | d. | Early Winter |
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15.
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The most common cause of dead
seedlings is _______.
a. | Poor
Stock | b. | Dry
Roots | c. | Disease | d. | Insects |
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16.
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Which tree is considered a high
value species _____.
a. | Black
Willow | c. | Silver
Maple | b. | Black Walnut | d. | Hackberry |
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17.
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Which is considered to be the
slowest growing?
a. | Sliver
Maple | c. | Sugar
Maple | b. | Red Maple | d. | All grown at about the same rate |
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18.
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Which has the characteristic of
being the most shade tolerant?
a. | Hackberry
| c. | Honey
Locust | b. | Pin Oak | d. | White Ash |
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19.
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Which evergreen has a pendulous
appearance when mature?
a. | White
Fur | c. | Scotch
Pine | b. | Blue Spruce | d. | Norway Spruce |
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20.
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_____ and _____ may most easily
be planted as cuttings from a parent tree.
a. | Maples and
Oaks | c. | Poplars and
Willows | b. | Walnuts and Elms | d. | Pines and Spruces |
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21.
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Mulching newly planted trees
will help survival rates and growth rates by ______.
a. | Conserving
Moisture | b. | Reducing Erosion | c. | Cooling the Soil in Summer | d. | Conserving Moisture, Reducing Erosion, and Cooling the
Soil in Summer |
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