BMP Tree Planting Vocab

Question 1

Ball and Burlap (B&B)

Answer 1

Tree or other plant dug and removed from the ground for replanting, with roots and soil wrapped in burlap or burlap like fabric.

Question 2

Bare Root

Answer 2

Tree or other plant removed from the ground for replanting without soil around the roots

Question 3

Burlap (Hessian)

Answer 3

Strong, coarsely woven cloth made from fibers of jute, flax, hemp, or synthetic fibers.

Question 4

Buttress Root

Answer 4

Roots at the trunk base that help support the tree

Question 5

Caliper

Answer 5

Thickness or diameter of the trunk of a tree take at a standard height, used in specifying nursery stock

Question 6

Circling Root

Answer 6

Roots that grow in a circular pattern when a plant is confined in the same container longer than necessary. If not corrected, will prevent a tree from establishing well when planted and will create future problems, such as blow-over, girdling roots, and strangulation.

Question 7

Codominant Stems

Answer 7

Forked branches nearly the same size in diameter, arising from a common junction and lacking a normal branch union, may have included bark.

Question 8

Container Grown

Answer 8

Tree or other plant that has been grown and marketed in a container

Question 9

Containerized

Answer 9

Field grown plant placed into a container for a time and then sold as a potted plant. Term does not include a plant that has initially been grown in a container.

Question 10

Flare Root

Answer 10

See buttress root

Question 11

Girdling Root

Answer 11

Root that encircles all or part of the trunk of a tree or other roots and constricts the vascular tissue and inhibits secondary growth and movement of water and photosynthates

Question 12

Grade

Answer 12

Surface level of ground

Question 13

Guy

Answer 13

A steel or synthetic fiber cable between a tree or branch and an external anchor (another tree, the ground, or other fixed object) to limit movement and provide supplemental support

Question 14

Hardening Off

Answer 14

A process that acclimated B&B trees to water stress when dug with foliage. Foliage should be shaded, shielded from wind, and sprinkled frequently for several weeks. Also used in reference to acclimation to cold temperatures.

Question 15

Heeling in

Answer 15

Method of storing bare-root trees by covering roots with sawdust or mulch until ready to plant

Question 16

Included Bark

Answer 16

Bark that becomes embedded in a crotch (union) between a branch and trunk, or between Codominant stems. Causes a weak structure.

Question 17

Liner

Answer 17

A young tree planted out in nursery rows and grown to suitable landscape size (also known as lining-out stock). Many sizes and methods of propagation are used.

Question 18

Planting

Answer 18

Installing a plant in the landscape

Question 19

Root Ball

Answer 19

Soil that contains all (I.e. container grown) or a portion (I.e. B&B) of the roots that are moved with a plant when it is planted or transplanted

Question 20

Root Flare

Answer 20

See trunk flare

Question 21

Root Pruning

Answer 21

Process of cutting roots on a field grown tree or pre-digging a root ball to increase the density of root development within the final ball.

Question 22

Shaving

Answer 22

Removing the entire outside periphery (sometimes including the bottom) of a container root ball

Question 23

Soil Amendment

Answer 23

Material added to soil to improve its physical, chemical, and or biological properties.

Question 24

Soil Anchor

Answer 24

Device that is driven, screwed, buried, or otherwise inserted into the ground, to which a guying cable is attached.

Question 25

Stage Digging

Answer 25

Process to reduce sudden stress when deciduous plants must be dug in leaf. The root ball is dug (and roots are cut) section by section over a period of time.

Question 26

Transplanting

Answer 26

Process of moving a plant to a new location

Question 27

Tree Spade

Answer 27

Mechanical equipment to dig, transport, and replant trees with a sufficiently large volume of roots and soil.

Question 28

Tree Wrap

Answer 28

Material used to wrap the trunks of newly planted or transplanted trees to protect them from injury

Question 29

Trunk Flare

Answer 29

Transition zone from trunk to roots where the trunk expands into the buttress or structural roots. Root flare.

Question 30

Wire Basket

Answer 30

Type of a metal basket used to support the root ball of a B&B tree or a tree dug with a tree spade.