PART 2 AND 3 LANDSCAPE
HORTICULTURIST TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
5treasonstfortpruning?t-tans-limitstsizetoftplants,t
removestdisease,
stimulatetflowering,t
maketspecifictshape,t
totremovetlimbstthattaretinterferingtwithtstructures
Whattistthetcandletontatpinettree?t-tans-
thetnewtgrowthtontthettipstoftpinestintearlytspring
5tbenefitstiftmulching?t-tans-helptsoiltholdtmoisturet
controlstweeds
improvetsoiltstructuret
regulatetsoilttemp
beautifytlandscape
2ttypestoftmulch?t-tans-organictandtinorganic
Whattaret4tindicatazaleas?t-tans-Pridetoftmobile
Georgetlttabert
RedtFormosat
Daphnetsalmon
WhattistconsideredtatneutraltpH?t-tans-7.0
Atgladiolustistantexampletoftwhat?t-tans-corms
AtDahliatistantexampletoftwhat?t-tans-tuberoustroots
CannastandtCallastaretantexampletoftwhat?t-tans-rhizomes
WhattdoestpHtstandtfor?t-tans-Potentialthydrogen
Whentdotyoutprunetspringtbloomingtplants?t-tans-Latetspring,taftertthetblooming
, Whattaretsometthingsttotremembertwhentremovingttreetlimbs?t-tans-
cuttwithtnotstubstremainingt
don'ttcuttintotcollart
cuttusingt3tcuttmethod
Tieredtespalieringtlookstliketwhat?t-tans-Atcandelabrat+tattieredtweddingtcake
betsurettot_____tantareatandtapplyt___________tbeforetmulching.t-tans-weed,tpre-
emergetherbicide
Pulltmulchtbavktfromtthettrunktoftattreet____tinchest-tans-2-3
Usetshrubstortvinesttotprotectt______tandt______twalltexposursetfromtthetsun.t-
tans-east,twest
Thet________tort________tareastshouldtbettwottimestastdeeptastthetheighttoftthet
treet-tans-protectedtortvoid
Atscreentplantingtogtevergreenttreestalongtthet_____tandt_____tareastoftyourtprop
ertytwilltprovidetwindtprotectiont-tans-northtandtnorth-west
WhatthardinesstzonestaretintMississippi?t-tans-7a,t7b,t8a,t8b
Howtfartfromtthethousetshouldtyoutplantttrees?t-tans-25tfeet
Thetimportanttfactorttotconsidertintplacingttreestontthetsouthtsidetoftyourthousetisti
ntthetusetoft_____ttreetspeciest-tans-deciduous
_______tistcommontintazaleastduringtthetwintert-tans-Barktsplit
Thetwintertsuntsetstintthet______t-tans-south-west
Azaleastgrowtandtsetttheirtbloomstintthet______tmonthst-tans-fall
ThetpHtoftthetsoiltrefersttothowt______tort______tthetsoiltist-tans-acidictortalkeline
Plantingtshrubsttoot_____tistatcommontmistaketwhentlandscapingt-tans-close
Plantingtintthet_____tort______tallowsttimetfortrootsttotestablishtbeforetthetsummer
theattarrivest-tans-falltortearlytspring
Azaleas,tcamellias,tgardenias,tandtothertplantstrequiretatsoiltpHtleveltbetweent____
_tandt_____t-tans-4.5tandt5.5
MosttornamentaltplantstprefertatpHtthattrangestfromt____________t-tans-6.0-7.0
HORTICULTURIST TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
5treasonstfortpruning?t-tans-limitstsizetoftplants,t
removestdisease,
stimulatetflowering,t
maketspecifictshape,t
totremovetlimbstthattaretinterferingtwithtstructures
Whattistthetcandletontatpinettree?t-tans-
thetnewtgrowthtontthettipstoftpinestintearlytspring
5tbenefitstiftmulching?t-tans-helptsoiltholdtmoisturet
controlstweeds
improvetsoiltstructuret
regulatetsoilttemp
beautifytlandscape
2ttypestoftmulch?t-tans-organictandtinorganic
Whattaret4tindicatazaleas?t-tans-Pridetoftmobile
Georgetlttabert
RedtFormosat
Daphnetsalmon
WhattistconsideredtatneutraltpH?t-tans-7.0
Atgladiolustistantexampletoftwhat?t-tans-corms
AtDahliatistantexampletoftwhat?t-tans-tuberoustroots
CannastandtCallastaretantexampletoftwhat?t-tans-rhizomes
WhattdoestpHtstandtfor?t-tans-Potentialthydrogen
Whentdotyoutprunetspringtbloomingtplants?t-tans-Latetspring,taftertthetblooming
, Whattaretsometthingsttotremembertwhentremovingttreetlimbs?t-tans-
cuttwithtnotstubstremainingt
don'ttcuttintotcollart
cuttusingt3tcuttmethod
Tieredtespalieringtlookstliketwhat?t-tans-Atcandelabrat+tattieredtweddingtcake
betsurettot_____tantareatandtapplyt___________tbeforetmulching.t-tans-weed,tpre-
emergetherbicide
Pulltmulchtbavktfromtthettrunktoftattreet____tinchest-tans-2-3
Usetshrubstortvinesttotprotectt______tandt______twalltexposursetfromtthetsun.t-
tans-east,twest
Thet________tort________tareastshouldtbettwottimestastdeeptastthetheighttoftthet
treet-tans-protectedtortvoid
Atscreentplantingtogtevergreenttreestalongtthet_____tandt_____tareastoftyourtprop
ertytwilltprovidetwindtprotectiont-tans-northtandtnorth-west
WhatthardinesstzonestaretintMississippi?t-tans-7a,t7b,t8a,t8b
Howtfartfromtthethousetshouldtyoutplantttrees?t-tans-25tfeet
Thetimportanttfactorttotconsidertintplacingttreestontthetsouthtsidetoftyourthousetisti
ntthetusetoft_____ttreetspeciest-tans-deciduous
_______tistcommontintazaleastduringtthetwintert-tans-Barktsplit
Thetwintertsuntsetstintthet______t-tans-south-west
Azaleastgrowtandtsetttheirtbloomstintthet______tmonthst-tans-fall
ThetpHtoftthetsoiltrefersttothowt______tort______tthetsoiltist-tans-acidictortalkeline
Plantingtshrubsttoot_____tistatcommontmistaketwhentlandscapingt-tans-close
Plantingtintthet_____tort______tallowsttimetfortrootsttotestablishtbeforetthetsummer
theattarrivest-tans-falltortearlytspring
Azaleas,tcamellias,tgardenias,tandtothertplantstrequiretatsoiltpHtleveltbetweent____
_tandt_____t-tans-4.5tandt5.5
MosttornamentaltplantstprefertatpHtthattrangestfromt____________t-tans-6.0-7.0