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60 Cards in this Set
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What is a branch collar?
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A bark swelling where the branch leaves the stem.
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What is a branch stub?
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The piece of a branch left after the branch has been pruned.
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What is the defect core?
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Central core of a mature tree that retains the knots formed before pruning took place.
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What is the diameter over stubs?
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The measurement taken over the largest pruned whorl to determine the defect core size when the tree matures.
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What is a coat hanger?
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a branch stub of unacceptable length left after pruning.
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What is clearwood?
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A high value knot free timber.
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What is pruning regime?
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The selected treatment of a stand (planting rate, pruning, thinning).
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What is pruning lift?
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Each stage of pruning is called a lift.
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What is variable lift?
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Prunes height varietys based on the height of the tree.
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What is the epicormic?
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A small branch like shoot that forms on the stem of a tree.
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What is a ramicorn?
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A steep angled branch that competes with the main leader.
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What is form pruning?
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The removal of ramicorns, large branches and double leaders at an early stage to improve tree form.
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what is crown depth?
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The amount of crown (green foliage) that remains after pruning.
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What is the diameter gauge?
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A tool used to measure branch and stem diameters.
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What is tree form?
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the straightness, leader condition and branching hait of a tree.
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What is clearwood?
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A high value knot free timber.
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What is pruning regime?
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The selected treatment of a stand (planting rate, pruning, thinning).
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What is pruning lift?
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Each stage of pruning is called a lift.
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What is variable lift?
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Prunes height varietys based on the height of the tree.
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What is the epicormic?
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A small branch like shoot that forms on the stem of a tree.
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What is a ramicorn?
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A steep angled branch that competes with the main leader.
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What is form pruning?
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The removal of ramicorns, large branches and double leaders at an early stage to improve tree form.
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what is crown depth?
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The amount of crown (green foliage) that remains after pruning.
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What is the diameter gauge?
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A tool used to measure branch and stem diameters.
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What is tree form?
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the straightness, leader condition and branching hait of a tree.
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What is a branch collar?
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A bark swelling where the branch leaves the stem.
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What is a branch stub?
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The piece of a branch left after the branch has been pruned.
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What is the defect core?
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Central core of a mature tree that retains the knots formed before pruning took place.
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What is the diameter over stubs?
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The measurement taken over the largest pruned whorl to determine the defect core size when the tree matures.
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What is a coat hanger?
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a branch stub of unacceptable length left after pruning.
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What is clearwood?
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A high value knot free timber.
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What is pruning regime?
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The selected treatment of a stand (planting rate, pruning, thinning).
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What is pruning lift?
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Each stage of pruning is called a lift.
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What is variable lift?
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Prunes height varietys based on the height of the tree.
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What is the epicormic?
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A small branch like shoot that forms on the stem of a tree.
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What is a ramicorn?
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A steep angled branch that competes with the main leader.
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What is form pruning?
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The removal of ramicorns, large branches and double leaders at an early stage to improve tree form.
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what is crown depth?
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The amount of crown (green foliage) that remains after pruning.
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What is the diameter gauge?
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A tool used to measure branch and stem diameters.
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What is tree form?
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the straightness, leader condition and branching hait of a tree.
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What is pruned stem spacing?
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the space between planted trees.
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What is bark damage?
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Damage to the bark of the tree as the result of an operation.
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what is dominance?
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dominance is expressed as tree height, crown depth, tree size an a healthy condition
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what is the purpose of pruning?
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to remove branches resulting in a tree with pruned wood (clearwood)
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What is the effect on the final crop?
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it increases the value of the final crop.
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First lift
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First prune fron 2.2 to 2.4 metres
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second lift
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Second prune up to 4.5 to 6.5 metres
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third lift
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third prune up to 6.5 metres
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variable lift
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height of prune is based on eacdh tree. prune to maximum height or set diameter or set stem diameter of a set depth of remaining crown.
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ultra high pruning
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prune to 8 to 9 metres.
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What is pruned stem spacing?
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the space between planted trees.
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What is bark damage?
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Damage to the bark of the tree as the result of an operation.
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what is dominance?
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dominance is expressed as tree height, crown depth, tree size an a healthy condition
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what is the purpose of pruning?
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to remove branches resulting in a tree with pruned wood (clearwood)
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What is the effect on the final crop?
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it increases the value of the final crop.
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First lift
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First prune fron 2.2 to 2.4 metres
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second lift
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Second prune up to 4.5 to 6.5 metres
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third lift
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third prune up to 6.5 metres
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variable lift
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height of prune is based on eacdh tree. prune to maximum height or set diameter or set stem diameter of a set depth of remaining crown.
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ultra high pruning
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prune to 8 to 9 metres.
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