HORT 3103 WOODY LANDSCAPE PLANTS

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HORT 3103 WOODY LANDSCAPE PLANTS

LANDSCAPE CHARACTERISTICS QUIZ 1

SEPTEMBER 7, 2005

 

NAME (Please print) _____________________

 

 

There are 75 possible points on this quiz.  There are 13 questions.  READ THE QUESTIONS CAREFULLY.  You will have 25 minutes for this quiz.

 

Multiple choice questions are worth three points each.

 

1. ______ The calyx is comprised of all the

                        A. anthers

                        B. pistils

                        C. sepals

                        D. petals

 

2. ______ A tree that is dioecious

                        A. Has male flowers on the top half of the tree and females at the bottom.

                        B. Has female flowers on the top half of the tree and male flowers at the bottom.

                        C. Has male and female flowers mixed together on the same tree.

                        D. Has only male flowers on one tree and only female flowers on a different tree.

 

3. _____ Compared to the others, this shrub flowers for the shortest period of time in the calendar year.

                        A. Rhus chinensis

                        B. Ceanothus ×delilianus

                        C. Lagerstroemia indica

                        D. Hibiscus syriacus

 

4. _____ In the managed landscape, the variey inermis of this species is primarily used because it lacks thorns.

                        A. Robinia pseudoacacia

                        B. Catalpa speciosa

                        C. Gleditsia triacanthos

                        D. Gymnocladus dioica

 

5. _____ Unlike the others, this tree has ornamentally significant flowers.

                        A. Platanus occidentalis

                        B. Robinia pseudoacacia

                        C. Ulmus americana

                        D. Celtis laevigata

 

 

 

 

6._____ The __________ connects the stigma to the ovary.

                        A. style

                        B. filament

                        C. anther

                        D. rachis

 

7._____ Dutch elm disease affects this tree.

                        A. Celtis occidentalis

                        B. Ulmus parvifolia

                        C. Zelkova serrata

                        D. Ulmus americana

 

8. (18 points) Match the plant with the description.

 

_____ Powder-blue flowers from early May throughout summer are then followed by glossy, dark red fruits.

 

_____‘Ruby Spice’ and ‘Sixteen Candles’ are two cultivars of this species. In Fayetteville, the plant prefers a partially shaded, moist location.

 

_____An Arkansas native shrub flowering, usually, in fall.

 

_____This Arkansas native tree produces a berry that can cause a significant mess when it falls onto a paved surface.

 

_____The variety ‘Frisia’ has golden foliage. Despite rot-resistant wood, borers are a problem.

 

_____ With this summer flowering shrub triploid cultivars such as ‘Aphrodite’ and ‘Diana’ are desired because they do not set seed.

 

A. Clerodendrum trichotomum                                  F. Morus alba

B. Morus rubra                                                           G. Ceanothus ×delilianus

C. Gleditsia triacanthos                                              H. Robinia pseudoacacia

D. Hamamelis virginiana                                            I. Hibiscus syriacus

E. Clethra alnifolia                                                     J. Heptacodium miconioides

 

9. (6 points) Draw a simple, cordate leaf with a doubly serrate leaf margin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. (15 points) Draw pinnately compound leaves alternately arranged on a stem. On one leaf, label the petiole, bud, rachis, and leaflet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. (6 points) Why is it considered poor cultural practice to prune Buddleja davidii in late fall? For maximum flowering, when should you prune this shrub?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12. (6 points). If the average annual minimum winter temperature in Zone 8 is +10 to +20° F, what is the average annual minimum winter temperature in Zone 3? Show your work.

 

 

 

 

 

13. (3 points) Circle the genus in this scientific name:

 

Gleditsia triacanthos variety inermis (L.) Zab. ‘Emerald Kascade

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