The following are important hand tools used in the horticulture industry today. Open the Horticultural Tools link below then match the tools with the correct descriptions below.
- A flat spade to edge beds and dig nursery stock
- Pole pruners to prune branches high in the framework of the tree
- Wheelbarrow to carry mulch and other supplies
- Lapping pruner to cut branches 1 ½ to 2 inches in diameter
- 10-tine fork to handle mulch
- A special nozzle to water seedling plants
- Hand tool to dig pole holes
- Hand sprayer to applying chemicals to plants
- Tool to shear hedges and topiary forms
- Small folding pruning saw
- Shovel for digging soil and planting trees
- Special wide nozzle water breaker
- Hand pruning saw
- Flat shovel to remove debris from the landscape
- Small trowel to plant seedling plants
- A special fork for spading the soil
- A small-mouthed water breaker to soften water flow into pots
- A special tool to extend your reach while watering plants
Open this Document link below for images of the horticultural tools
Horticultural Tools
Resource:
Reiley, H. E, and C. L. Shry Jr.2007. Lab Manual to Accompany – Introductory Horticulture. 7th Edition. Thompson Delmar Learning. www.thomson.com/learning. Page 173-174. 284 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1-4018-8956-2
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