Potent Propagules
One of our earliest collected seed, you better be on your toes for this harvest or your seed will be blowing in the wind
What is aspen?
This method of cutting where the arborist does a top cut, a bottom cut and a release cut on a horizontal limb is commonly used when pruning the liner bed
What is the three point cut?
This park is host to a large scale project to introduce canopy gaps and bring fire back to the landscape
What is Murphy Hanerhan?
This tree is easily distinguished by its big red alternate buds
What is basswood (Tilia americana)
French Park is named after this man
Who is Clifton E French?
This type of plant we propagate is started from spores and not seeds
What are ferns?
This ginger is the nursery mascot
Who is Willis?
The containment of this tree disease involves mapping, plowing, tree removal and tarping
What is oak wilt?
Much maligned, this woody plant is where we spend most of our time efforts on cut and treat
What is common buckthorn?
The forestry department was started after this disease, that targets elms, swept across MN in the 70s
What is Dutch Elm Disease?
This small insect is the main disperser or spring ephemeral seeds
What are ants?
This is the largest type of plant material we send out of the nursery
What is liner bed or tree spade?
This part of a chainsaw chain controls the depth each tooth can cut
What is a raker?
The lobes of the leaves are a charicteristic used to distiguish these two main groups of oaks that are native to Minnesota (Hint: think colors)
What are White and Red Oaks?
Though talked about since 1901, our park district wasn't established until this year
1957
Growing plant material from seed promotes this type of diversity
What is genetic diversity
The metal frame in bay 2 of the greenhouse tells us the building was erected in this year
What is 1990?
This is the predominant forest type found throughout the park district
What is maple basswood?
The district nursery's windbreaks are mostly made up of these types of trees
What are gymnosperms, conifers, red pine or white pine?
This policy states that only 20% of each park reserve can be developed and 80% must be left in a natural state
What is the 80/20 policy
Name a component of soiless mix
What is perlite, bark, vermiculite, peat moss?
What is North and South
LBR is an acronym for this type of plant material
What is Large Bare Root?
This early white blooming ephemeral is named for its red tinged roots
What is bloodroot?
Three Rivers Park District refers to the Minnesota, Mississippi and this third river
What is the Crow River?