'22 Nursery/Landscape #1-25

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A designer paired a red/purple barberry with a yellow sunshine ligustrum near the front door. These evergreen shrubs grow to similar size. Which of these was the designer probably trying to achieve?

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Focalization

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Which of these statements is true about early spring flowering shrubs? Options: They should be pruned in mid-winter. The flower buds develop on wood from the previous growing season. Early spring pruning means more flowers, which develop quickly. They develop flowers on new spring growth.

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Their flower buds develop on wood from the previous growing season.

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Which of these is an herbaceous perennial? Mahonia, Spiraea, Hosta, Azalea

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Hosta

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Non-verbal communication skills are important in salesmanship and client relations. One non-verbal signal that helps indicate that you are listening intently to the client is: Eye contact, Looking outside the sales space, Hands on hips, Wrinkling the nose

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Eye contact

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Mulching landscape plants has several benefits. Which of these is NOT a significant benefit of mulching? Winter protection, Reducing water loss from the soil, Moderation of soil temperatures

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Nutrient modification

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In the landscape plant botanical name, Acer saccharum cv., the ‘cv.’ stands for:

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Cultivar

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A landscape plant is tagged “Zones 5-9”. What does this mean?

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That the plant will survive the winters in USDA Climatic Zones 5-9

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Lawn grasses vary in their ideal soil pH range, but a general range for best nutrient availability is

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6.5 to 7.0

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Auxin is important in plant production. It is best described as:

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A plant hormone used to stimulate the rooting of cuttings

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When using a walk-behind mower on a steep sloping lawn, it is safest to mow:

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across the slope