ABS360 - SW Home Garden - Module 3 - Topic 2 - Pruning - Quiz

A Texas ranger shrub that has been regularly and frequently pruned with heading cuts

Training a young tree lowers the probability of corrective pruning later on as the tree matures.

Natural or informal pruning involves:

Which of the following pruning strategies should be used to create a shrub with a formal appearance?

The proper pruning tool to use when branches are smaller than 1" in thickness, but larger than 3/8" in thickness is:

Reasons for pruning woody plants include

A practice called "topping" is the best way to reduce the overall size of a tree. Because of this regular topping of trees should be done, especially when large trees have been planted in small residential and commercial landscapes.

Always apply non-toxic latex white pruning paint to pruning wounds immediately after the pruning job has been completed in order to prevent entry of diseases into the plant tissue and facilitate healing of the pruning wound.

An example of a tree with an excurrent growth habit is a

The best time of year to prune flowering shrubs like Texas ranger that flower on new wood is

When pruning palm trees it is important to _____.

Removal of large trees limbs with a pruning saw is most safely and correctly accomplished by standing on a ladder and using a single cut from below the branch.