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Nursery Plant Identification Quiz

Test your knowledge on nursery plants and their characteristics with this comprehensive quiz! Designed for plant enthusiasts, horticulturists, and students, this quiz evaluates your understanding of various plant species, their environments, and growth patterns.

Challenge yourself with questions covering:

Plant colors and flowering habits
Branching patterns and climbing mechanisms
Soil pH and nutrient availability

72 Questions18 MinutesCreated by PlantLover47

In the month of August the majority of the foliage on Prunus virginiana 'Shubert' is green.

True

False

The stems of Rosa rugosa are very smooth to the touch.

True

False

What colour are the leaves on Prunus virginiana 'Shubert' when it is in full flower?

Purple

Green

Red

Green with variegation

What could Parthenocissus quinquefolia climb?

a spruce tree

a chain link fence

A brick wall

All of the above

What two leaf types does Parthenocissus tricuspidata have?

Palmately compound and dichotomous

Entire and serrated

Trifoliate and simple

Simple and bipinnately compound

Which one of these plants blooms all summer?

Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'

Ginkgo biloba

Potentilla fruticosa

All of the above

What are the three main types of branching patterns?

Monopodial, sympodial and dichotomous

Alternate, opposite and whorled

Serrated, lobed and entire

Dichotomous, imperial and alternate

When male and female flowers are on different plants, the plant is called?

Complete plant

Dioecious plant

Monoecious plant

Perfect plant

In this picture, what is the arrow pointing at?

Buds

Lenticels

Nodes

Bud scales

When a flower has both male and female parts, what is it called?

Monoecious

Dioecious

Perfect flower

Inconspicuous flower

The flowers are the showiest part of Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki'.

True

False

What does Clematis spp. Use to climb a chain link fence?

Its tendrils

Its petioles

Its aerial roots

Its suction cups on the end of the tendrils

Which plant is the tallest?

Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki'

Quercus macrocarpa

Ribes alpinum

Clematis spp.

What colour are the flowers on Forsythia spp?

Yellow

Green

Blue

Red

The leaves of Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki' contain three different colours at some time of the year. The third colour of these leaves only lasts for a short period of time. During what month of the year do these leaves contain this third colour?

April

October

August

June

Quercus macrocarpa will grow well in....

Alkaline soil

Clay soil

Damp soil

All of the above

What are the three different colours that appear on the leaves of Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki'?

Green, red, yellow

Green, yellow, white

Green, white, pink

Green, blue, white

Quercus macrocarpa is part of what 'Group' of Oaks?

Red Oak group

White Oak group

Black Oak group

Green Oak group

Ribes alpinum will grow well in the shade.

True

False

Quercus rubra is native to Europe

True

False

What are the two environments that plants live in?

Subterranean and Subsoil

Subterranean and Atmospheric

Atmospheric and Carbonic

Subterranean and Humid

At what pH would the soil have to be at for iron to be the most available to plants?

11.0

9.0

5.5

7.0

Manganese is considered to be a macro element (nutrient).

True

False

Commercially and Mix-your-own are two of the ways that root media is available.

True

False

Juniperus chinensis 'Gold Lace' has its most golden coloured foliage in the fall.

True

False

Which plant is a broadleaf evergreen?

Juniperus chinensis 'Gold Lace'

Spiraea x bumalda

Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'

Spiraea x vanhouttei flowers are white.

True

False

Spiraea x bumalda can be pruned in the spring?

True

False

Spiraea x bumalda flowers on new wood.

True

False

What is a production nursery most likely to do?

Buy some small shrubs and repot them into larger sized pots

grow some tree seedlings starting right from the seed stage

Sell features for the garden such as statues

sell fertilizers to a garden centre

What would be one advantage of a builder buying large trees from a production nursery?

If they buy a large quantity of trees and have them shipped, they could save on the average cost per tree as compared to buying the trees from a retail nursery

If they buy a small quantity (eg. One or two trees) and have them shipped, it would be less expensive than buying from a retail nursery

If they needed a tree immediately this would be the way to go

None of the above

If a landscape contractor needed only five large trees but purchased twenty-five trees from a production nursery what would be one important factor for him/her to consider with the twenty extra trees they just purchased?

The contractor must find a buyer for the extra trees because these trees can only last so long in the wire baskets with burlap inside the wire cage

These trees can be very heavy so how will the contractor move these trees (do they have the equipment that is large enough to move these rootballs?)

These extra trees must be maintained (watered and fertilized) until they can find a permanent planting spot for them

All of the above

What would be considered something that a garden centre would be most likely to do?

Growing a tree from a seed

Growing a vegetable plant from a seed

Grafting a grape plant onto a rootstalk

Ordering in a tree in a pot and reselling it immediately

Which type of nursery would sell the most plants directly to the homeowner?

The garden centre

Production nursery

Potting-up nursery

a wholesale nursery

At a retail nursery or garden centre there is often a warranty offered on woody plant material to the customer.

True

False

A landscape contractor would never get a discount on plant material from a garden centre.

True

False

Garden centres would never order plants from production nurseries.

True

False

A production nursery could specialize in ornamental trees.

True

False

Production nurseries will often have a minimum purchase requirement for each type of plant that you buy from them. (eg. You could not buy just one plant of a particular species from a production nursery)

True

False

What kind of root is coming from this seed?

Adventitious

Fibrous

Taproot

What are these roots called?

Fibrous roots

Taproot

Prop roots

A good root media should contain what percentage air?

50%

25%

Which one of these is NOT a function of root media?

To provide the plant with carbon dioxide

To be a source of nutrients for plants

To be a source of oxygen for plants

Root Media consists of what two main components?

Manure and compost

Inorganic and organic

Peat moss and pearlite

What type of cutting is this

Hard-wood

Semi hard-wood

Soft-wood

What type of cutting is this?

Hard-wood

Semi hard-wood

Soft-wood

What type of cutting is this?

Hard-wood

Semi hard-wood

Soft-wood

Which method of propagation has been used?

Cuttings

Grafting

Division

Which method of propagation has been used?

Cuttings

Division

Grafting

Which method of propagation has been used?

Grafting

Division

Cuttings

What is a true statement about propagation by division?

This type of propagation is very perishable, must be replanted within minutes

There are already roots on the plant you are reproducing

There are no roots on the plant you are reproducing

When making a standard form of plant using grafting, where is the graft usually made?

Just beneath the ground

About 4ft above ground

At about ground level

Which type of propagation is most perishable?

Semi hard-wood

Soft-wood

Hard-wood

What type of nursery is this?

Production

Green

Potting up

What type of nursery is this?

Production

Garden centre

Potting-up

An example of a production nursery might be?

A tree seedling farm

A small garden centre

A garden centre attached to a grocery store

What is the winter foliage colour of Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa Compacta'?

Yellow

Purple-bronze

Green

What would be the best word to describe Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii'?

Prostrate

Upright

Rounded

When is the foliage on Juniperus chinensis 'Gold Lace' the most yellow?

In the fall

in the spring

In the late summer

What time of year would you dig up a deciduous tree growing in a field to put in burlap?

In fall when tree is dormant?

In hot part of summer

In January

Which plant would be most affected by a late spring frost?

A spruce tree which has not put out any new growth for the season

A deciduous tree before leafing out

A spruce tree with new growth

Which branching angle would be acceptable?

10 degrees

45 degrees

20 degrees

What branching angle on a tree is adequate?

Less than 10 degrees

30 degrees or more

Between 10-20 degrees

1 degree is sufficient

To what height is a tree normally free of branches when it is for sale at a nursery? (remember that these trees are pruned up to this height).

About 4 feet above the soil level

2 feet above the soil level

8 feet above the soil level

One foot above the soil level

When is the best time to root prune?

When the plant is in full leaf

in late spring

In early summer

When the plant is dormant

You want to transplant a bare root Spruce tree that is 8 feet tall, when would be the best time to do this?

In the spring before the new growth has begun on the plant.

In July when it is nice and warm.

In September when the air is cooler and the soil is still warm.

You should not move a Spruce tree this big bare root, it will probably not survive.

You are transplanting a young tree that has been grafted a few inches above the soil level. Where should this graft union now be located?

It should remain a few inches above soil level

It should be planted at least a foot below soil level

When planting the tree the graft union should now be located right at ground level

You should not plant a grafted tree, they are too weak to stand up to our winters

When planting a bare root tree in the spring, your window of opportunity is from the time the soil thaws until the tree starts to leaf out.

True

False

After overwintering some small trees and shrubs in a polyhouse with white plastic, it is a good idea (to minimize frost damage) to leave them in there until they are in full leaf and then put them outside.

True

False

Spruce trees are always hardy for a late spring frost.

True

False

A deciduous tree or shrub that has not leafed out yet is generally considered to be hardy to a spring frost.

True

False

When using a frost cloth, it is more effective when the cloth is tied tightly to the trunk of the plant about two feet above ground level.

True

False

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