Chapter 30

The planting depth for shrubs is?

2 inches above ground level

Deciduous shrubs should be fertilized with _____ to ______ pounds per 100 square feet of 10-6-4 foliage type fertilizer or 5-10-10 flowering type fertilizer?

2 to 5

Deciduous shrubs prefer a soil that is?

A well-drained loam

Shrubs that bloom on the current season's growth are pruned?

In the fall or early spring

If the roots of a container-grown plant are twisted around in the pot?

They are straightened out or pruned before planting

One advantage is purchasing container-grown plants is that?

They may be planted during any season of the year

The planting hole for deciduous shrubs is formed with straight sides and a flat bottom?

To encourage root growth through the sides of the hole

A bare root plant is one that must be planted?

When it is dormant

Pruning is used to?

Shape plants, reduce the size of the top of the plant, and thin out dead wood

When used to describe a plant, the word deciduous means that?

The plant sheds its leaves each year

The period of interest for deciduous shrub is?

The time of year during which it creates the most interest in the landscape

Shrubs that bloom on previous season's wood pruned?

immediately after blooming