Hort II Review #3

What is the genus name for all maples?

• Quercus
• Acer
• Cornus
• Ilex

Which procedure should Thomas use to remove dead or diseased branches from his nursery plants?

• Fertilize
• Landscape
• Prune
• Transplant

What type of work does Thomas do as a landscape nursery worker?

• Design landscape plans
• Design landscape plans
• Keep financial records
• Plan and design the outdoor environment

The tall bedding plant with clusters of colorful flowers at the end of the stem that Sherilee planted is mostlikely a/an:

• snapdragon.
• astilbe.
• evergreen candytuft.
• Dutch iris.

What holly has 1–3 terminal spines and reaches heights of 15'–25'?

• Compacta
• Nellie R. Stevens
• Carissa
• Helleri

Mike gives a speech to the N.C. Nursery Association. Which is the most appropriate topic for his speech?

• Marketing corsages for proms
• New weed control methods for shrubs
• Sources of cut flowers in N.C.
• Storage requirements for floral arrangements

A round floral arrangement is shaped like a:

• circle.
• quarter moon.  
• semicircle.
• triangle.

What warm-season grass, produced by stolons and rhizomes, grows best in the eastern and coastal Piedmont areas?

• Creeping red fescue
• Tall fescue
• Zoysia
• Kentucky bluegrass

Newly planted trees should be staked to:

• hold the plants straight.
• hold water.
• prevent soil erosion.
• provide mulch.

One reason for early career planning is to:

• be in classes with friends.
• get early release from school.
• take easy high school courses.
• take the right high school courses.