forestry

how does a tree make its own food

• leaves

• chlorophyll

• osmosis

• photosynthesis

what are the two category of trees

• heartwood and sapwood

• heartwood and softwood

• hardwood and softwood

• hardwood and sapwood

trees in nurseries are generally which two below

• seedam

• seed

• sapling

• tree

waste material from thinning forestry is not used for this

• bark mulch

• structural timber

• wood pellets

• garden furniture

thinning is generally done after

• 12 - 15 yrs

• 21 - 25 yrs

• 30 yrs or more

• 16 - 18 yrs

why do we thin out trees (thinning)

• to help deforestation

• to get space for trees to grow

• to have weak ones removed not to waste nutrients

• to have money for work

a forest that is looked after by a company for planting, thinning, harvesting is

• natural forest

• managed forest

• unmanaged forest

• south west forestry

which of the following is not a region in the world for growing trees

• southern temperate belt

• northern coniferous belt

• southern coniferous belt

• northern temperate belt

which one of the following is not a characteristic of hardwood trees

• Broad leaves

• loose there leaves in autumn

• grows slowly

• seeds are in cones

which one of these characteristic is not for softwood trees

• deciduous

• evergreen

• seeds in cones

• grows quickly