2010
Agricultural Technology Contest
March 27, 2010
Nursery and Landscape
Contest Description and Rules:
Please direct questions to:
Dr. David Zlesak
Plant and Earth Science Department
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
david.zlesak@uwrf.edu
715-425-3395
Rules of Contest: Limit 25 Teams
- A team will consist of four members, the top two individual scores will compose the team score.
- The contest will have two phases:
- Identification of woody plants
- General Knowledge (nursery/landscape) exam
- Observers will NOT be permitted in the contest area before or during the contest.
- Each participant should bring at least 2, No. 2 pencils.
Phase I. Identification of Woody Plants: 50 pts.
- 25 woody plant specimens from the attached list will be presented for the contestants to identify in the lab by common name. Each plant will be shown on a slide, image or specimen and its name is to be chosen from among 4 other plant common names. The letter to the left of the correct name should be written in the appropriate space on the official answer sheet. Two points will be given for each correctly identified plant. Each contestant will be allowed 25 minutes to complete this phase or approximately 60 seconds for each plant. Click here for a plant ID list study guide.
- Please consult the 2006-20010 Career Development Event Handbook (Local Program Resource Guide CD) for plant ID.
Phase II. General Knowledge: 50 pts.
- Thirty objective type, multiple-choice questions will be selected from the areas listed below. This phase of the contest will test the contestant's knowledge and understanding of the basic principles relating to the following areas of horticulture. For example, questions in the plant materials area may deal with such features as anatomy of a flower of leaf, or physiology of specific types of plants important to the horticulture industry. Questions related to design might cover concepts such as landscape style options (formal, natural), design principles (unity, balance), or planting for energy conservation. Each contestant will be allowed 30 minutes to complete this phase. Each answer has a value of 1 point.
Areas for testing include:
- Plant materials
- Plant disorders
- Cultural practices
- Landscape design and construction: There will be NO Landscape drawing practicum for the UWRF Contest, but general knowledge is testable.
- Supplies and equipment
UWRF NURSERY/LANDSCAPE PLANT ID STUDY GUIDE
| Botanical Name |
Common Name |
| Abies concolor |
White Fir |
| Acer platanoides cv. |
Norway Maple |
| Acer rubrum cv. |
Red Maple |
| Acer saccharum cv. |
Sugar Maple |
| Amelanchier arborea |
Downy Serviceberry |
| Berberis thunbergii |
Japanese Barberry |
| Betula nigra |
River Birch |
| Brassia actinophylla |
Schefflera, Octopus Tree |
| Buxus microphylla cv. |
Wintergreen Boxwood |
| Cornus sericea |
Red-Osier Dogwood |
| Cotoneaster lucidus |
Hedge Cotoneaster |
| Cotoneaster apiculatus |
Cranberry Cotoneaster |
| Crataegus phaenopyrum |
Washington Hawthorn |
| Dracaena marginata |
Red-edge Dracaena |
| Draceana fragrans ‘Massangeana’ |
Corn Plant |
| Epipremnum spp. |
Pothos |
| Euonymus alatus |
Winged Euonymus |
| Euonymus fortunei |
Wintercreeper |
| Ficus Benjamina |
Benjamin Fig |
| Ficus elastica ‘Decora’ |
Decora Rubber Plant |
| Forsythia x intermedia cv. |
Border Forsythia |
| Fraxinus americana cv. |
White Ash |
| Frax. pennsylvanica |
Green Ash |
| Ginkgo biloba |
Ginkgo, Maidenhair Tree |
| Gleditsia triacanthos inermis cv. |
Thornless Honeylocust |
| Gymnocladus dioicus |
Kentucky Coffeetree |
| Hedera helix cv. |
English Ivy |
| Hemerocallis spp. and cv. |
Day lily |
| Hosta x hybrida cv. |
Plaintain Lily |
| Hydrangea paniculeta |
PeeGee Hydrangea |
| Ilex verticillata |
Winterberry |
| Juniperus scopulorum |
Colorado Red Cedar |
| Juniperus horizontalis cv. |
Creeping Juniper |
| Juniperus virginiena |
Eastern Red Cedar |
| Magnolia stellate |
Star Magnolia |
| Malus floribunda |
Flowering Crabapple |
| Pachysandra terminalis |
Japanese Spurge |
| Parthenocissus tricuspidata |
Boston Ivy |
| Philodendron scandens oxycardium |
Heartleaf Philodendron |
| Picea abies |
Norway Spruce |
| Picea glauca |
White Spruce |
| Picea pungens cv. |
Colorado (Blue ) Spruce |
| Pinus mugo |
Mugo Pine |
| Pinus strobus |
Eastern White Pine |
| Pinus sylvestris |
Scotch Pine |
| Potentilla fruticosa cv. |
Shrubby Cinquefoil |
| Quercus palustris |
Pin Oak |
| Quercus rubra |
Red Oak |
| Rhododendron ‘PJM’ |
PJM Hybrid Rhododendron |
| Salix alba ‘Tristis’ |
Golden Wheeping Fig |
| Sorbus aucuparia |
European Mountain Ash |
| Spiraea x bumalda |
Bumalda Spirea |
| Syringa vulgaris cv. |
Common Lilac |
| Taxus spp. and cv. |
Yew |
| Thuja occidentalis cv. |
American Arborvitae |
| Tilia cordata |
Littleleaf Linden |
| Tsuga canadensis |
Canadian Hemlock |
| Ulmus americana |
American Elm |
| Viburnum dentatum |
Arrowwood Viburnum |
| Viburnum trilobum |
American Cranberrybush Viburnum |
| Vinca minor cv |
Periwinkle |
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