Pruning part 1

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Which of the following are reasons for pruning?
- Large shrub obstructing visibility
- Dead, diseased, or broken branches
- Promote flowering
- All of the above
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2. Question
Which of the following are tools used in pruning?
- Hand pruners, shears, push lawnmowers
- Chain saws, hedge shears
- Loppers, power pruners
- All of the above
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3. Question
Which statement best describes auxin?
- An instruments used in specialized pruning
- A plant hormone produced in terminal buds
- A plant hormone which is produces in the apical bud and which moves upward in the stem
- A plant hormone which is produced in the apical bud and which moves downward in the stem
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4. Question
What happens when the terminal bud is removed by pruning?
- The lateral shoots within 1 to 2 inches of the pruning cut are triggered to grow
- The lateral shoots within 3 to 4 inches of the pruning cut are triggered to grow
- The lateral shoots within 6 to 8 inches of the pruning cut are triggered to grow
- Depends on the plant – some will grow within 1 to 2 inches of the pruning cut while others will grow within 6 to 8 inches of the pruning cut
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Water sprouts are
- non-vigorous shoots that grow on lateral branches
- Vigorous shoots that grow from lateral buds on the upper side of horizontal branches
- Vigorous shoots that grow from underground roots
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Why is shearing NOT the best pruning technique for shrubs?
- Leads to unnatural appearance
- Creates a dense aftergrowth in the outer canopy which prevents sunlight from reaching inside the canopy
- Reduces the health of the plant
- All of the above
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7. Question
Which of the following plants have latent buds in their stems?
- Most broadleaf woody plants
- Most conifers
- All evergreens
- All of the above
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8. Question
How should hedges be shaped?
- Widest at the top and tapering to narrow toward the bottom
- Even width at the top and bottom
- Widest at the bottom and tapering toward the top
- None of the above
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Which describes the difference between heading and thinning?
- Heading causes shrubs to grow thicker inside the canopy while thining reduces the size of the shrub
- Heading removes a branch back to a side branch or bud, while thinning removes the top part of the brach
- Heading removes the top part of the brach, while thinning removes a branch back to a side branch or bud
- both are the similar
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10. Question
Which describes rejuvenation?
- It is a type of pruning where significant amount of the canopy is removed by thinning cuts
- It is a type of pruning where the top one-third amount of the canopy is removed by heading cuts
- It is a type of pruning where the main branches and trunk are removed by heading cuts, reducing their size close to ground level
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