TREE ID
Which tree is best identified by leaves with five or seven deeply divided lobes, dark ridged bark, and oval or rounded acorns?
black oak
Berms are required if sawmill sites and loading decks are allowed in which area?
stream management zone
Jamie used a Biltmore stick to estimate the height of a tree. He stood 66' from the tree and held the log scale stick vertically at a distance from one eye of:
B. 25".
What dark reddish-brown to black insect is considered to be one of the most destructive pests of coniferous evergreen trees in the southern United States?
pine beetle
Ten feet is the minimum width for a properly built:
logging road.
Which tree is found throughout North Carolina, produces nuts that are a major food source for wildlife, and has wood with a high-fuel value?
American beech
The streamside management zone is the part of the forest whose main purpose is to:
spread surface water and trap sediment before it gets in a stream.
If Shane uses a Biltmore stick, holding it horizontally at 4.5 feet on the tree trunk, he is estimating the tree's:
diameter.
The brownish-gray larvae that cause widespread defoliation are best known as:
gypsy moths.
Which crop system best reduces erosion and also tends to maintain soil organic matter?
conserving
A tree with nearly oval 4- to 8-inch-long leaves that often have a scalloped margin is best known as:
a chestnut oak.
When building logging roads, a right angle to the stream is the best angle for:
stream crossings.
While cutting down a tree, Bryan made a proper undercut along with a felling cut to ensure there would be a/an:
hinge of wood.
Which tree has bark that is gray to brown with an attractive net-like pattern, and is found in most areas of North Carolina, except the lower coastal plain?
white ash
Monica was considering the purchase of two acres of land to build a tackle shop. When she learned that the land capability classification for the site was IVw, she decided against the purchase because the land had a problem with:
drainage.
50. The deciduous tree that has oval leaves 2"–5" long and is used for crate veneers and pulpwood is best known as the:
black gum.
Which area is designed to protect a water source from collecting debris and sediment and must have a minimum recommended width of fifty feet?
stream management zone
The greatest benefit of placing gravel on a forest road is the:
reduction of mud from getting on a public road.
Reddish-brown boring dust on the bark along with yellow or dead foliage best characterize the injury caused by the:
Ips engraver beetle.
Organisms that require good water quality to survive are classified as:
pollution-sensitive organisms.
Which tree grows along borders of swamps and is best identified by small leaves that are wider at the tip than at the base?
water oak
The construction of a berm in a stream management zone (SMZ) is the only way that approval will be granted for a/an:
sawmill site in that SMZ.
As a fire management practice, retaining which layer of the soil will allow water to more readily absorb into the ground?
duff
Which eastern North Carolina tree has needles in clusters of three and is used primarily for poles, lumber, and plywood?
longleaf pine
What part of a wastewater treatment system includes screen devices, grit chambers, and settling tanks?
primary