2010 - 2011 Neame Cup Final Category - Shrubs, Roses and Trees.
(Click on the answers to see if your right)
Q1. Which of the following would be grown principally for autumn colour:
(a) Spiraea arguta (b) Fothergilla major (c) Nyssa sylvatica (d) Carpenteria
californica?
Answer to Q1
(b) Fothergilla major
and
(c) Nyssa sylvatica
Q2. Which of the following would be grown principally for scented flowers:
(a) Philadelphus (b) Myrtle (c) Leycesteria (d) Clematis?
Answer to Q2
(a) Philadelphus
and
(b) Myrtle
Q3. Summarise the process for layering shrubs.
Answer to Q3
Remove foliage from a young, flexible stem. Make a shallow cut on the lower side
and insert a matchstick or equivalent. Place this part of the stem in a hole in the ground filled with a moist soil/peat mix, pegging down the stem. Water well and stake the tip.
Q4. What are the basic steps for striking semi-ripe cuttings?
Answer to Q4
Remove leaves from the lower part of the cutting. Cut just beneath a node and dip
the cut surface into a rooting hormone. Insert cutting in a pot of seed/cutting compost
and water gently. Trim remaining leaves and place the pot in a cold frame or polythene
bag and in shade.
Q5. What are the two most important fungal diseases affecting roses?
Answer to Q5
Mildew and black spot.
Q6. What is the problem of 'balling' in roses, and what causes it?
Answer to Q6
A. The buds develop normally but the petals fail to open and the buds turn brown.
It is caused by the effects of wet weather, most usually on varieties with large, thin-petalled blooms, where water-soaked petals fail to dry out before being scorched by the sun.
Q7. Name the shrub or small tree which is a good seaside plant and has leathery foliage
and small pink or red flowers.
Answer to Q7
Tamarisk.
Why not try another category
Marshborough