NRES 250 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Where should prune a tree branch - ANS From the top of the branch bark ridge to the branch
collar This minimize would size. Avoid flush cut, avoid tears/undercut/trunk damage.
what is tree diversity and how can diversity be qualified - ANS Tree Diversity: Multiple
different species of trees in one area. Increases odds of resiliency to a point
1. <= 5 to 10% species
2.<= 10 to 20% genera
3. <= 15 to 30% Family
When selecting a tree how is cold tolerance used - ANS Plant hardiness based on mean
annual minimum temperature that a plant can survive in (average lowest temperature each
year over 30 years)
What are two effects of inadequate soil volume and tree growth and longevity - ANS Smaller
width and height of trees
what are some example benefits of the urban forest - ANS Shade, Aesthetics, Water
interception, Energy conservation, Reduction in violence, Reduced stress, Retail commerce and
Forest products
what four variables are used to account for the compensatory vale of a landscape - ANS 1.
Size
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,2. Condition
3. Location
4. Species
Is the UWSP urban first providing more benefits than costs associated with managing thus tree
population - ANS More benefits
Where should the structural roots be at planting - ANS With in 1 to 3 inches of soil surface
(measured 3-4 inches from the trunk)
Know important parts of a first health lifecycle to exploit
a. Insect part
b. Disease part
c. Tree biology part - ANS 1.
- Beetles lay eggs under bark of logs
- Beetle galleries then created under the bark
- Beetles go in tunnel with fungus
- Then emerge out carrying the fungus scorers and fry to health trees
2.
- Grows on outside of bark spores
entrys:
Elm bark beetles (90%)
-grafted roots (10%)
3. Beetles emerges with fungus and feels to next host and feed on twigs and despots spores
What is a symptom and sign - ANS Symptom: is the plant expression to the problem
Sign: Is the actual agent (insect, fungus, the thing that causes the plant disorder)
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, Know a symptom from Dutch elm disease (DED) and oak wilt (OW) - ANS DED: canopy leaf
flagging, leaf yellowing to browning
OW: canopy leaf loss and outer leaf tanning and inner leaf often green
Primary transmission rates for DED,OE and emerald ash borer (EAB) - ANS DED: 90% insect
and 10% root graft
OW: 10% insect and 90% root graft
EAB: 100% insect and 0%root graft
Know what sanitation is and how sanitation reduces tree mortality - ANS Sanitation: Removal
of trees that have been injured/killed.
Reduces tree mortality: To prevent spread of seas or insects (cost a lot of money)
What is the Wisconsin Managed Forest Law
a. What lands are enrolled
b. Is it voluntary
c. Is a management plan required - ANS Encourage sustainable forestry
a. privat lands
b. Yes
c. Yes must follow the plan
Do forest occur on both private and public landscapes
a. What land type (public/private) had the most land ownership by area
b. With public lands, which landowner has the greatest area of forest land - ANS a. Private
b. Federal
What landowner types own private land
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ANSWERS 100% PASS
Where should prune a tree branch - ANS From the top of the branch bark ridge to the branch
collar This minimize would size. Avoid flush cut, avoid tears/undercut/trunk damage.
what is tree diversity and how can diversity be qualified - ANS Tree Diversity: Multiple
different species of trees in one area. Increases odds of resiliency to a point
1. <= 5 to 10% species
2.<= 10 to 20% genera
3. <= 15 to 30% Family
When selecting a tree how is cold tolerance used - ANS Plant hardiness based on mean
annual minimum temperature that a plant can survive in (average lowest temperature each
year over 30 years)
What are two effects of inadequate soil volume and tree growth and longevity - ANS Smaller
width and height of trees
what are some example benefits of the urban forest - ANS Shade, Aesthetics, Water
interception, Energy conservation, Reduction in violence, Reduced stress, Retail commerce and
Forest products
what four variables are used to account for the compensatory vale of a landscape - ANS 1.
Size
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,2. Condition
3. Location
4. Species
Is the UWSP urban first providing more benefits than costs associated with managing thus tree
population - ANS More benefits
Where should the structural roots be at planting - ANS With in 1 to 3 inches of soil surface
(measured 3-4 inches from the trunk)
Know important parts of a first health lifecycle to exploit
a. Insect part
b. Disease part
c. Tree biology part - ANS 1.
- Beetles lay eggs under bark of logs
- Beetle galleries then created under the bark
- Beetles go in tunnel with fungus
- Then emerge out carrying the fungus scorers and fry to health trees
2.
- Grows on outside of bark spores
entrys:
Elm bark beetles (90%)
-grafted roots (10%)
3. Beetles emerges with fungus and feels to next host and feed on twigs and despots spores
What is a symptom and sign - ANS Symptom: is the plant expression to the problem
Sign: Is the actual agent (insect, fungus, the thing that causes the plant disorder)
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, Know a symptom from Dutch elm disease (DED) and oak wilt (OW) - ANS DED: canopy leaf
flagging, leaf yellowing to browning
OW: canopy leaf loss and outer leaf tanning and inner leaf often green
Primary transmission rates for DED,OE and emerald ash borer (EAB) - ANS DED: 90% insect
and 10% root graft
OW: 10% insect and 90% root graft
EAB: 100% insect and 0%root graft
Know what sanitation is and how sanitation reduces tree mortality - ANS Sanitation: Removal
of trees that have been injured/killed.
Reduces tree mortality: To prevent spread of seas or insects (cost a lot of money)
What is the Wisconsin Managed Forest Law
a. What lands are enrolled
b. Is it voluntary
c. Is a management plan required - ANS Encourage sustainable forestry
a. privat lands
b. Yes
c. Yes must follow the plan
Do forest occur on both private and public landscapes
a. What land type (public/private) had the most land ownership by area
b. With public lands, which landowner has the greatest area of forest land - ANS a. Private
b. Federal
What landowner types own private land
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