Across
- 3. Abnormal swelling of plant tissues caused by gall wasps, mites, nematodes, and various insects and less commonly by fungi or bacteria
- 4. Diffusion of water through semipermeable membrane
- 8. type of 7-strand steel cable, often used to cable trees. Stronger but less flexible than common-grade cable. Must be terminated with dead-end tree grips
- 10. Method of ascending a rope by wrapping the rope around the feet
- 11. Dark colored, stable form of organic matter that remains after most of the plant or animal residues have decomposed
- 13. Flaking or peeling bark
- 16. Chemical compound that kills vegetation
- 18. In tree risk assessment, the professional assessment of the likelihood for a tree to fail within a period of time
Down
- 1. localized death of tissue in a living organism
- 2. Genetically determined ability of a plant to survive low temperatures
- 5. Symbiotic association between certain fungi and the roots of a plant
- 6. type of compound leaf with veins or leaflets radiating in a fanlike pattern
- 7. Type of knot made when a rope is secured around an object or its own standing part. Contrast with bend.
- 9. Soil texture classification based on a certain ratio of sand, silt, and clay. Ideal for plant growth
- 12. Layer of soil within the soil profile
- 14. Slightly enlarged portion of a stem where leaves and buds arise
- 15. Particular knot tied as a safety knot or stopper knot at the end of a line
- 17. Sequence of cuts used to control the direction of a limb being removed
- 18. taxonomic group under the order level and above the genus level
- 19. Cable anchor with a closed eye, usually machine threaded. Only drop-forged eye bolts are accepted and approved for tree support systems in the US