rose unit vocab

Grafting

• Cutting off dead rose parts

• technique in which one variety of a rose is joined with another variety

• eliminating a dead rose bush

• none of the above

Root stock

• starting a rose seed

• trimming dead plant parts

• rooting part of the rose plant; usually is a variety different from the flowering portion

• healthy parts of the rose

Dormant pruning

• performed during the dormant period just before the plant begins growth; in most climates, this is done during the late winter or early spring

• done before winter or in summer

• pruning that is done during active growing season

• none of the above

Lateral branch

• branch that grows next to the roots

• branch that is dead

• branch which grows from a main cane

• none of the above

Suckers

• growth arising from the root, below the graft union

• healthiest part of a plant

• the rose flower

• dead growth

Deadhead roses

• removing flowers for a vase

• removing the best flowers on the bush

• removing spent or dead flowers

• none of the above

Hips

• fruits of a rose plant

• dead portion of rose

• animal nest in a rose bush

• none of the above

Lopper

• pruning tool well suited to cutting heavy rose canes; up to about an 1 1/2 inch diameter

• used for cutting small rose branches

• used for watering large rose bushes

• used for managing amount of water on a rose plant

Standard

• another name for a tree rose

• a type of trimming scissor

• a type of soil for roses

• none of the above