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Pruning Techniques and Tools Guide

1. The document provides information about different types of pruning including formation pruning, maintenance pruning, flowering and fruiting pruning, and cleaning pruning. It also discusses various pruning tools like secateurs, loppers, pruning shears, and hedge shears. 2. Formation pruning aims to shape growth and structure in young plants. Maintenance pruning removes dead, damaged, or diseased parts from mature plants to enhance health and appearance. Flowering and fruiting pruning stimulates flower and fruit production. 3. Tools like secateurs are used for thinner branches, loppers for branches 1 1/2 to 5 inches thick, pruning shears for small growth, and hedge shears for hedges and shr

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Pruning Techniques and Tools Guide

1. The document provides information about different types of pruning including formation pruning, maintenance pruning, flowering and fruiting pruning, and cleaning pruning. It also discusses various pruning tools like secateurs, loppers, pruning shears, and hedge shears. 2. Formation pruning aims to shape growth and structure in young plants. Maintenance pruning removes dead, damaged, or diseased parts from mature plants to enhance health and appearance. Flowering and fruiting pruning stimulates flower and fruit production. 3. Tools like secateurs are used for thinner branches, loppers for branches 1 1/2 to 5 inches thick, pruning shears for small growth, and hedge shears for hedges and shr

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GROUP 1

AVOID ERASURES and ALTERATIONS

I. Identification
Instruction: Write the letter of the correct answer on space provided.

1. What is pruning?
a. The process of watering plants
b. The process of cutting/removing undesirable branches, leaves, and twigs from plants.
c. The process of fertilizing plants.
d. The process of transplanting plants

2. What is the primary purpose of formative pruning?


a. To remove dead leaves
b. To shape the growth and encourage a strong structure in young plants
c. To increase flower production
d. To control plant diseases

3. What type of pruning is done on mature plants to maintain their health and appearance?
a. Formation pruning c. Flowering and fruiting pruning
b. Maintenance pruning d. Topiaria

4. What is the importance of pruning?


a. To enhance plant health only c. To prevent injury and property damage only
b. To enhance plant appearance only d. All of the above

5. Which type of pruning is intended to stimulate the production of flowers and fruits?
a. Formation pruning c. Cleaning pruning
b. Flowering and fruiting pruning d. Root pruning

6. What is the purpose of cleaning pruning?


a. To remove weeds around plants c. To remove dry and dead leaves and branches
b. To add fertilizer to the soil d. To shape the growth of plants

7. When is root pruning necessary?


a. When plants need more sunlight
b. When plants need more water
c. When trees present a great growth, harming the soil where they are planted
d. When plants need more nutrients

8. What is topiaria in pruning?


a. Pruning for winter preparation c. Pruning for shaping plants into specific designs
b. Pruning for disease control d. Pruning for increasing plant size

9. Which pruning tool is generally used for cutting thicker stems and branches?
a. Secateurs c. Pruning shears
b. Loppers d. Hedge shears

10. Which pruning tool is ideal for cutting hard-to-reach branches?


a. Long reach pruner c. Loppers
b. Pruning saw d. Hedge shears

11. What is another name for pruning shears?


a. Hedge trimmers c. Secateurs
b. Loppers d. Pruning saw

12. Which pruning tool is capable of cutting branches from 1 ½ to 5 inches in diameter?
a. Secateurs c. Pruning shears
b. Loppers d. Pruning saw
13. What are hedge shears used for?
a. Pruning small branches c. Pruning hedges, small shrubs, or deadheading perennials
b. Pruning roots d. Pruning fruit trees

14. Which type of pruning aims to enhance plant health and appearance by removing dead, damaged, or
diseased parts?
a. Formation pruning c. Cleaning pruning
b. Flowering and fruiting pruning d. Maintenance pruning

15. Which type of pruning is used to control the overall size and shape of a plant?
a. Maintenance pruning c. Formation pruning
b. Flowering and fruiting pruning d. Topiaria

16. What does maintenance pruning involve removing from mature plants?
a. Dead, diseased, or damaged branches c. Flowers and fruits
b. Healthy branches d. Leaves

17. What is the purpose of root pruning?


a. To increase flower production
b. To prevent harm to the soil due to excessive growth of trees
c. To reduce the size of plants
d. To promote disease spread

18. Which pruning tool is most commonly used for pruning shrubs, flowers, vines, and small growth on
trees?
a. Secateurs c. Pruning shears
b. Loppers d. Hedge shears

19. Which type of pruning aims to give plants sculptural shapes?


a. Formation pruning c. Cleaning pruning
b. Flowering and fruiting pruning d. Topiaria

20. Which type of pruning tool is used for cutting branches up to 2 ¼ inches thick?
a. Secateurs c. Pruning saw
b. Loppers d. Hedge shears

II.
Instruction: Identify the following pictures. Write your answers on the black provided.
III. Jumbled Word
Instruction: Study the scrambled letter and rearrange the letters to form a word.
1. NUNPRIG - PRUNING
2. EIMTFAVRO - FORMATIVE
3. NINATEEMANC - MAINTENANCE
4. EEDGH SEARSH - HEDGE SHEARS
5. POSPERL - LOPPERS

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