Across
- 2. the act of joining two different but closely related plants using a cutting from one and a rootstock from the other.
- 4. the part of the plant where oxygen, carbon dioxide and water exchange occurs and where photosynthesis happens
- 5. a unique variant within a species, selected by the grower as being desirable.
- 10. a plant trained to grow flat against a wall, supported on a lattice or on a framework of stakes
- 11. a climate characterized by cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers, typical of California.
- 13. a plant that grows vigorously, producing long stems that climb structures.
- 17. the process by which plants convert the energy of the sun into food.
- 21. a woody perennial plant that has a number of stems usually produced from near the base.
- 24. an area defined by its lowest winter temperature.
- 28. having a pH lower than 7
- 29. a small area within a larger area that has a slightly different climate
- 33. a structure that grows underground, acting as the resting stage of a plant
- 35. evaporation of water from plants accompanied by a corresponding water uptake from the roots
- 36. having a ph of 7
Down
- 1. a perennial that dies to the ground in winter and grows back from the roots in spring is said to be ______________
- 3. a plant that keeps its leaves in the winter
- 6. having a pH higher than 7
- 7. vascular tissue that carries water and minerals from the roots upward.
- 8. a plant or other organism that is produced by crossing parents of two different species.
- 9. characteristic of a plant that is damaged or killed by low temperatures of local winters
- 11. a plant that has 1 leaf in the embryo, usually grassy or strappy leaves, and parallel veins.
- 12. a woody perennial plant having one central stem with branching at the top
- 14. vascular tissue that transports sugar and nutrients from the leaves throughout the plant
- 15. the structure that anchors plants to the ground and absorbs minerals and water
- 16. a plant that survives for many growing seasons. Most are herbaceous, a few are evergreen.
- 18. a plant that stores water in juicy leaves, stems or roots
- 19. the production of new plants from seeds, cuttings, tissue culture, etc.
- 20. a plant that loses its leaves when dormant, usually in winter
- 22. plants dug from the ground while dormant and shipped with the soil removed from their roots.
- 23. a stem growing from the rootstock of a grafted plant that won’t bear desirable flowers or fruit
- 25. refers to a plant that survives winters in Lamorinda
- 26. foliage that has other colors in it besides green, such as white or yellow edges or patterns, is said to be _______________.
- 27. a plant which requires two years to complete its life cycle.
- 30. an evergreen plant, such as pine, fir, and juniper, that has needlelike or scalelike leaves and bears seeds in cones or conelike structures.
- 31. a plant that has 2 leaves in the embryo and a network of veins.
- 32. a plant that completes its life cycle, from seed to seed, in one year
- 34. plant tissue from which new growth forms, either at the tips of branches or in the crook between leaves and branches