Sizes and stock types

When is the best time of year to plant a bare root tree?

• Late autumn to early spring

• Winter months only
• Late spring to early summer
• Mid-summer to early autumn

What is the Latin name for the Common Beech?

• Acer saccharum

• Quercus robur

• Fagus sylvatica

• Fagus grandifolia

What stock type is the most cost effective?

• Root Balled

• Containerised

• Bare Root

Girdling roots are

• Roots that grow deep underground.
• Roots that encircle the base of a tree or plant.
• Roots that only absorb water.
• Roots that are exclusively found in aquatic plants.

When can containerised trees be planted?

• Any when

• Only in the first week of spring
• Only during the summer heat
• Only in winter months

A standard size tree is

• between 0.2 and 0.9 metres

• between 1.25 and 2.5 metres

• between 2 and 3.5 metres

• between 4 and 10 metres

What size is the best for a large scale planting project?

• Standard

• Whips

• Semi-mature

• Seedling

What is the Latin name for Silver Birch?

• Betula pendula

• Pinus sylvestris

• Acer saccharinum

• Quercus robur

Roughly how old are seedlings?

• 3 years

• 2 years

• 1 year

• 4 years

What is a good tree choice for planting in the urban environment?

• English Oak

• Common Ash

• Silver Birch

• London Plane