Topic · 6 questions · 26 marks

Pruning & Maintenance

Principles, timing and techniques across woody plants.

Explain how and why a mature apple tree on MM106 rootstock would be pruned in winter.

Describe how and when you would prune a group 2 (early-summer flowering) clematis.

Describe the autumn renovation of a tired domestic lawn.

Describe how to prune a group 3 (late-flowering) clematis.

Explain when and how to prune a Forsythia.

Describe how to establish a new lawn from seed in autumn.