True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Scotch pine is a good tree to
plant on a dry sandy soils.
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2.
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Seedlings should be planted
slightly deeper than they were in the nursery
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3.
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Chemicals should never be used
on areas where trees are to be planted.
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4.
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2-1 on a bundle of seedlings
mean that the seedlings should be 2 feet apart with 1 seedling per hole.
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5.
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Brush should be removed from
the site before planting seedlings.
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6.
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Spring is a good time to plant
seedlings as soon as the frost is gone.
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7.
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A good rule of thumb about
planting trees is to give them the same care as any garden plant.
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8.
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After placing a seedling into a
hole for planting the soil should be packed as loosely as possible so not to damage tree
roots.
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9.
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Plant hardness zone numbers
increase as you go north.
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10.
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The most common reason for
seedling death is dry roots.
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11.
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A shovel should never be used
to plant seedlings.
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12.
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One benefit of planting trees
is that it will increase property values.
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13.
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Planting trees can help reduce
heating costs in winter and cooling costs in summer.
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14.
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Newly planted trees should not
be fertilized in their first growing season.
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15.
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Deciduous trees should never be
planted as bare root seedlings.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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16.
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When deciding which trees to
plant, height is important. Which would most likely be the highest of the
following?
a. | White
Ash | c. | Cottonwood | b. | Basswood (Linden) | d. | Quaking Aspen |
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17.
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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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18.
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Which is usually considered to
be the lowest value tree for planting?
a. | Green
Ash | b. | White
Ash | c. | Boxelder | d. | Silver Maple |
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A fungus condition which may
cause death or damage to newly emerging seedlings is called_____?
a. | Ground
Root | c. | Mulching | b. | Damping-Off | d. | Powdery Mildew |
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20.
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Austrian Pine should not be
planted farther North than plant hardiness zone_______.
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21.
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Which Maple Produces its seeds
in the Spring?
a. | Silver
Maple | b. | Sugar
Maple | c. | Neither | d. | Both |
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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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On long rows where a minimum
amount of time is spent turning around a planting machine can plan up to _______ tree seedlings per
hour.
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24.
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An Herbicide used to
control most grasses and broadleaf weeds but safe around most trees and shrubs
is_______?
a. | Roundup | b. | Captain | c. | Atrazine | d. | Simazine |
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25.
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Most insect damage to young
tree stands is first noticeable in _______.
a. | Late
Spring | b. | Mid-Summer | c. | Late Fall | d. | Early Fall |
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26.
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The Federal Government provides
cost sharing for certain conservation 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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27.
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Cost sharing for approved uses
is handled through the
a. | ASCS | c. | County Extension | b. | SCS | d. | Local University |
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28.
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Dry sandy soils might be suited
for _________.
a. | Maples | b. | Ashes | c. | Walnuts | d. | Pines |
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29.
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If you space your rows 6 feet
apart and the trees in the row are 6 feet apart, it will take_______ trees to plant one
acre.
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30.
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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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31.
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The proper depth to plant
seedlings is _____.
a. | The same depth as they were in the
nursery | b. | Slightly deeper than they were in the
nursery | c. | Slightly Shallower than they were in the
nursery | d. | 30 inches |
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32.
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The most common cause of dead
seedling is _______.
a. | poor
stock | b. | dry
roots | c. | disease | d. | insects |
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33.
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Temporary planting of several
trees together in long narrow rows is called _______.
a. | Hedging | b. | Trenching | c. | Heeling-in | d. | Stocking |
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34.
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Which tree is considered a high
value species__________.
a. | Black
Willow | b. | Black
Walnut | c. | Silver
Maple | d. | Hackberry |
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35.
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When planting a shelterbelt for
rural homesteads, the shelterbelt should be at least ____ feet from the
buildings.
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36.
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Shelterbelts should be planted
on the ____ and ___ of the buildings.
a. | North and
East | c. | North and West
| b. | North and
South | d. | East and
West |
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37.
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Shelterbelts should contain
______ rows of trees.
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38.
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Close spacing of the trees in a
shelterbelt does not _______.
a. | Provide Protection
Sooner | b. | Enable trees to retain lower branches longer | c. | Eliminate the necessity for
thinning | d. | Allow more rows on a limited
area |
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39.
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Wide spacing does not
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a. | allow use of farm equipment for
cultivation | b. | enable trees to retain lower branches longer
| c. | eliminate the necessity for
thinning | d. | provide earlier protection |
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40.
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The outside row of shelterbelt,
the row farthest from the buildings should be a
a. | dense
shrub | c. | tall evergreen
tree | b. | tall broadleaf tree | d. | any tree 50 feet or taller |
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The row next to the outside row
(after the outside row of shelterbelt, the row farthest from the buildings) should be a
a. | tall
shrub | c. | tall
evergreen | b. | tall broadleaf | d. | short evergreen |
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When planting a shelterbelt,
starting from the row farthest from the building and counting towards the building, rows #3 and #4
should be.....
a. | dense
shrubs | c. | tall
broadleaf | b. | tall shrubs | d. | tall evergreen |
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43.
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When planting a shelterbelt,
starting from the row farthest from the building and counting towards the building, rows #5 and #6
should be.....
a. | dense
shrubs | c. | tall broad shrubs
| b. | tall
shrubs | d. | tall
evergreen |
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44.
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When planting a shelterbelt,
the inner two rows closest to the buildings should be...
a. | tall
broadleaf | c. | tall
evergreen | b. | dense shrubs | d. | moderate evergreen |
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45.
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Which is considered to be the
slowest growing
a. | silver
maple | c. | sugar
maple | b. | red maple | d. | all grow at about the same rate |
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Which has the characteristic of
being the most shade tolerant?
a. | hackberry | b. | pin oak | c. | honey locust | d. | white ash |
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47.
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Which has the greatest
resistance to drought?
a. | white
ash | c. | basswood
(linden) | b. | green ash | d. | sugar maple |
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48.
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Which evergreen has a pendulous
appearance when mature?
a. | white
fir | c. | Scotch
pine | b. | blue spruce | d. | Norway spruce |
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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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50.
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Mulching newly planted trees
will help survival rates and growth rates by ______
a. | conserving
moisture | c. | cooling the soil
in summer | b. | reducing erosion | d. | all are correct |
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