TREE AND SHRUB SUITABILITY

Question 1

What is a tree?

Answer 1

a tree is a woody perennial plant, typically having a single trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground.

Question 1

What is a shrub?

Answer 1

a shrub is a woody plant smaller than a tree and has several main stems arising at or near the ground.

Question 2

1. what do trees and shrubs need to survive?

Answer 2

1: good rooting medium containing water nutrients and oxygen.

Question 3

2. what do trees and shrubs need to survive?

Answer 3

2: sunlight, carbon dioxide.

Question 4

3. what do trees and shrubs need to survive?

Answer 4

3: shelter

Question 5

4. what do trees and shrubs need to survive?

Answer 5

4: protection

Question 6

5. what do trees and shrubs need to survive?

Answer 6

5: Drainage

Question 7

6. what do trees and shrubs need to survive?

Answer 7

6: Space

Question 8

7. what do trees and shrubs need to survive?

Answer 8

7: to be free from competition

Question 9

[Site conditions]
Above ground: environmental.1

Answer 9

1: light exposure

Question 10

[Site conditions]
Above ground: environmental.2

Answer 10

2: slope exposure

Question 11

[Site conditions]
Above ground: environmental.3

Answer 11

3: wind/exposed sites

Question 12

[Site conditions]
Above ground: environmental.4

Answer 12

4: salt

Question 13

[Site conditions]
Above ground: environmental.5

Answer 13

5: confined sites

Question 14

[Site conditions]
Above ground: environmental.6

Answer 14

6: weedy sites

Question 15

[Site conditions]
Above ground: environmental.7

Answer 15

7: compact soils

Question 16

[Site conditions]
Above ground: environmental.8

Answer 16

8: poor drainage/ wet sites

Question 17

[Site conditions]
Above ground: environmental.9

Answer 17

9: shallow soils

Question 18

[Site conditions]
Above ground: environmental.10

Answer 18

10: dry acid soils, sandy and clay soils

Question 19

[Site conditions]
Above ground: environmental.11

Answer 19

11: Contaminated soils

Question 20

[Site conditions]
Above ground: Urban.1

Answer 20

1: street lights

Question 21

[Site conditions]
Above ground: Urban.2

Answer 21

2: buildings

Question 22

[Site conditions]
Above ground: Urban.3

Answer 22

3: signs

Question 23

[Site conditions]
Above ground: Urban.4

Answer 23

4: vandalism

Question 24

[Site conditions] Above ground: Urban.5

Answer 24

5: regulations

Question 25

[Site conditions] Above ground: Urban.6

Answer 25

6: services above and below ground

Question 26

5 steps of a site evaluation

Answer 26

- Above ground site attributes ​ - Below ground site attributes - Potential site modifications (which may have occurred)​ - Maintenance practices - Desirable attributes

Question 27

prior to planting?

Answer 27

- look for indicator species. - evaluate the surrounding area. - look at other trees to assess what conditions may be like.