Hort2Landscaping_5.04 Planting, staking, & mulching procedures

Containerized plants are lifted differently than bare-rooted plants because containerized plants are lifted by their:

• branches

• pot

• root ball

• trunk

Which plant type needs the most water added as soil is put back into the planting hole?

• balled and burlapped

• bare-root

• containerized

• root-bound

When used as mulch, chipped bricks are classified as:

• inorganic

• natural products

• organic

• renewable resources

Both staking and guying should:

• be removed after one year

• be used for all trees and shrubs

• be used for evergreen shrubs

• use stakes that are parallel to the trunk

Which is a major difference between shaking and guying?

• guying is for large trees

• guying is for shrubs

• guying is for small trees

• staking is for shrubs

The most likely cause of plant roots not stabilizing the plant is:

• planting too deep

• planting too shallow

• staking or guying

• tilling the soil

What system does Cierra use to stabilize the small tree she plants?

• anchoring

• guying

• staking

• tying

Planting bulbs at improper depth and with the shoots not pointing up will result in:

• abundance of flowers

• lack of uniform flowers

• no flowers in the bed

• very uniform flowers

Which procedure is used for both staking and guying?

• driving short stakes at 45-degree angles

• driving stakes in the rootball

• driving tall stakes parallel to the tree

• using flagging tape to warn of potential hazards

Which procedure is used to plant bedding plants that is not used to plant trees and shrubs?

• dig the hole 2-3 times the width of root ball

• lift the plants by the stems

• stake or guy the plants

• till the soil to make a loose area