HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A shrub that has scale-like or awl-like needles is most likely a:
A
Chinese fringe.
B
gold mop.
C
Nellie R. Stevens.
D
helleri
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Valued for its whimsical golden foliage, ‘Golden Mop’ (or ‘Gold Mop’) is a needled evergreen shrub, also known as Sawara cypress. Instead of bearing classic sharp needles, ‘Golden Mop’ needles are awl-shaped.

Detailed explanation-2: -shrub, any woody plant that has several stems, none dominant, and is usually less than 3 m (10 feet) tall. When much-branched and dense, it may be called a bush. Intermediate between shrubs and trees are arborescences, or treelike shrubs, from 3 to 6 m tall.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shrubs are generally much smaller than trees, usually have a more rounded shape and thinner stems. Many shrubs can be trained into a tree shape with a single main stem-like this hydrangea tree, and some trees can be grown in shrub form with multiple trunks-such as crape myrtles.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of shrubs are rose, henna, lemon, tulsi, jasmine, etc.

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