Romsey Allotment Crossword

5. An underground storage organ with fleshy scale leaves from which the plant flowers and grows before becoming dormant
6. Method for shaping trees, cropping the branches above head-height
7. Another name for the leaves and stems of a potato plant
9. The point at which a seed undergoes physical changes and begins to grow
10. Member of the Rose family which bears small red edible fruit
13. Swollen root or underground stem with storage tissue
14. Traditional method of woodland management which takes advantage of the fact that many trees make new growth from the stump or roots if cut down.
15. a small insectivorous passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family
16. A tree or shrub that has been trained to a certain height with a long bare stem and foliage at the top

1. A plant that is bred or selected by growers for unique flowers, leaf colour, growing habit etc. It has distinct and uniform characteristics that differ from the original species
2. Layer of material placed on the soil and around plants to retain moisture, suppress weeds and improve soil structure
3. Broadleaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus Betula
4. A plant that completes its entire life cycle (growth, reproduction, death) in one season
5. To flower and produce seed prematurely
6. The transfer of pollen between flowers, which can be carried out by the wind, insects, animals or by hand
8. Calcium compounds, often applied to lower the pH of the soil
11. A trailing stem growing above ground and rooting at the nodes, where plantlets are produced
12. A plant that completes its entire life cycle in two years, growing in the first year and reproducing and dying in the second
13. To remove a number of buds, flowers, seedlings or shoots to improve the growth and quality of those remaining