Jesse J asked:


Hi… I read this article about christmas tree tinting and it claims that the coating that is sprayed on is merely a “sunscreen” that preserves the color, and “By the time a Christmas Tree is harvested around Thanksgiving and put up, the colorant is gone.”

However from my research it appears that the colorant is actually dark green and “will not wash off, wear off, or fade in sunlight”
http://www.kirkcompany.com/grower_products/colorants.htm

“Prior to delivery, our pines are sprayed with a permanent colorant ”
http://www.pleasantvalleytree.com/wholesale.htm

“Some consumers may object to the artificial color, but most demand it. ”
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~vista/html_pubs/xmas/xmas.html (Ctrl + f “colorant”)

So it looks to me like many species of Christmas trees are sprayed with a colorant that actually is like paint and not like sunscreen. Can I get some experts to verify?

Henry

Deborah C asked:


I often see them as figurines or painted in beautiful pictures, they almost look like bottle brushes with pointy tips at the top… I considered that it might be the western white pine, “the idaho tree” but after viewing several pictures they come in different sizes just sometimes in this shape… thanks if you know! I know their real, I snapped a pix of one while driving near a forest… but the problem was there wasn’t that many, and the pix came out blurry… I went to that forests website and it doesn’t show it… I tried image searches too… Often times we see them painted or pictured as a very tall one resting next to a medium one that is next to a small one… thanks so much.
Yes it does look like it. I think I found a similar pix under western white pine. As I did another search under western white pine, it should that one but all different sizes. So I suppose maybe it is a white pine… and no, its not an itallian cypress… those are different, they have branches that point upwards, and those are very full trees, the one i’m looking for tendes to have lengthy spaces between each branch node and the branches point straight out to the sides… very much like the gentlemens pix. but thanks though.

Nicholas

BluShft11B asked:


I need to know simple ways to tell the difference between trees. It seems that you can judge the difference effectively by looking at the leaves, but I don’t seem to have an eye for it.

What are some basic types of leaves? I live on the west coast. What are some basic strategies and advice for someone who has an interview as a Utility Arborist?

I have my interview tomarrow @ noon. Any advice would be helpful

Connor

mindat asked:


a willow tree that is located on my neigbors property which is a business needs some dead limbs pruned that hang over my house. Who is resposible for that? me because they are over my property or my neigbor because it is his willow tree.

live in western new york and I need an arborist.

Alex

equalityboy81 asked:


I sincerely believe I saw a pine/oak hybrid among a group of many live oak trees. This tree had all the characteristics of a live oak except that it’s bark and “leaves” (it had pine needles) were that of a pine. Besides the bark and needles, it looked identical to the other oak trees in every way. The limbs and trunk were that of a live oak. I was amazed by this. There were no other pine trees around the area. Pines are supposed to grow straight up, not spread out limbs with a wavy trunk like that of an oak. Can oaks and pines really cross-breed? Do you think it was a cross pollinated or grafted tree? If the crossing of the two species is possible, how is it possible? This seems to me to be a fluke of nature or some sort of mutation.

Lauren

Rudi O asked:


http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=413118159&albumId=0 15. Prokaryotic cells are different from eukaryotic cells. What characteristic would identify an individual as being prokaryotic?

A. The presence of a cell membrane
B. The presence of a mitochondrion
C. The absence of a nuclear membrane
D. The absence of chlorophyll
16. Cells are composed of many different molecules to carry out a variety of functions within a cell. Which major elements are contained in these molecules?

A. Aluminum, iron, sodium and phosphorous
B. Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen
C. Helium, fluorine, argon and neon
D. Potassium, silicon, lead and zinc
17. Use the information below to answer the question. An area populated with mature hickories and oaks are going to be cleared to provide room to plant pine trees. Which species of bird will be most negatively affected?

A. Cardinal
B. Field sparrow
C. Summer Tanager
D. Hooded Warbler
18. Which correctly matches an organelle with its function?

A. Golgi – respiration
B. Chloroplast – digestion
C. Cilia – locomotion
D. Mitochondria - transport
19. Use the diagram below to answer the question. The diagram represents a plant cell going through the process of osmosis. The solution outside of the plant cell was initially 95% solvent and 5% solute (A). The environment in the beaker was changed (B) and as a result, the appearance of the plant cell changed. Which situation below likely summarizes what happened to the plant cell?

A. The plant cell was placed into a solution that was 95% water and 5% solute
B. The plant cell was placed into a solution that was 98% water and 2% solute
C. The plant cell was placed into a solution that was 100% water and 0% solute
D. The plant cell was placed into a solution that was 90% water and 10% solute
20. Down Syndrome is a disorder that includes a combination of birth defects. Some of these include varying degrees of mental retardation, characteristic facial features and, often, heart defects. An extra chromosome in an individual’s genetic makeup generally causes Down Syndrome. What genetic abnormality likely causes an individual to have Down syndrome?

A. A virus
B. The deletion of a portion of a gene
C. Failure of DNA to replicate properly before meiosis
D. Failure of chromosomes to segregate properly during meiosis
21. Which statement does not accurately describe a cell?

A. The cell is the basic unit of life
B. Cells come from pre-existing cells
C. All cells have a membrane bound nucleus
D. All living things are composed of at least one cell
22. The species of frog known as Rana vigritipes has which of the following characteristics?

A. Two prominent ridges and four stripes
B. Two prominent ridges and splotchy coloring
C. No ridges on back and blotches on back
D. No ridges on back and four stripes
23. Which statement does the diagram support?

A. The products of photosynthesis provides no energy for cellular respiration
B. The mitochondrion uses the energy from the sun to break down carbohydrates
C. Carbohydrates are broken down and ATP is produced in the mitochondrion
D. Carbohydrates provide the main source of energy for photosynthesis
24. A scientist views an unidentified unicellular organism under a microscope. As the organism is being viewed, it is traveling from one side of the slide to another and is lacking a membrane-bound nucleus. Based on these observations, the cell on the slide is likely a(n)

A. Animal cell with cilia
B. Plant cell with chloroplast
C. Animal cell with mitochondria
D. Bacteria cell that has a flagellum
25. Use the diagram below to answer the question. Based on the cell theory, which statement supports that this organism is considered to be living?

A. The organism cannot obtain food
B. The organism is made of one or more functioning cells
C. The organism dwells on land
D. The organism causes harm to other living organisms

Sophia

The darkness asked:


It’s well known that trees grow much slower in a cold climate, but are their growth rings actually denser and resist rot better than if the same species was grown in a milder climate. I pine grown in Sweden for example can lie on the ground for decades but in New Zealand a pine will be rotten in a few months.

Ella

Sangy . asked:


A REDNECK FROM GEORGIA DECIDES TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE SOUTH TO VIRGINIA TO SEE GOD’S COUNTRY. WHEN HE GETS TO FRANKLIN , HE LIKES THE PLACE SO MUCH THAT HE DECIDES TO STAY. BUT FIRST HE MUST FIND A JOB!!!!

HE WALKS INTO THE INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY OFFICE AND FILLS OUT AN APPLICATION AS AN EXPERIENCED LOG INSPECTOR. IT’S HIS LUCKY DAY!!! THEY JUST HAPPEN TO BE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE, BUT FIRST, THE LOG FOREMAN TAKES HIM FOR A RIDE INTO THE FOREST IN THE COMPANY PICKUP TRUCK TO SEE HOW MUCH HE KNOWS.

THE FOREMAN STOPS THE TRUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POINTS AT A TREE “SEE THAT TREE OVER THERE? I WANT YOU TO TELL ME WHAT SPECIES IT IS AND HOW MANY BOARD FEET OF LUMBER IT CONTAINS.”

THE REDNECK PROMPTLY ANSWERS, “THAT THAR’S A WHITEPINE, 383 BOARD FEET OF LUMBER IN ‘ER.”

THE FOREMAN IS IMPRE SSED!!! HE PUTS THE TRUCK IN MOTION AND STOPS ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. HE POINTS AT ANOTHER TREE THROUGH THE PASSENGER WINDOW AND ASKS THE SAME QUESTION. THIS TIME, IT’S A BIGGER TREE OF A DIFFERENT CLASS.

“THAT’S A LOBLOLLY PINE AND SHE’S GOT ABOUT 456 CLEAR BOARD FEET.”

THE FOREMAN IS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE GOOD OL’ BOY, HE HAS BEEN QUICK AND GOT THE ANSWERS RIGHT WITHOUT USING A CALCULATOR!!!!

ONE MORE TEST. THEY DRIVE A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE FOREMAN STOPS AGAIN. THIS TIME, HE POINTS ACROSS THE ROAD THROUGH HIS DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND SAYS, “AND WHAT ABOUT THAT ONE?”

BEFORE THE FOREMAN FINISHES POINTING, THE REDNECK SAYS, “WHITE OAK, 242 BOARD FEET AT BEST.”

THE FOREMAN SPINS THE TRUCK AROUND AND HEADS BACK TO THE OFFICE A LITTLE TICKED OFF BECAUSE HE THINKS THE RED NECK IS SMARTER THAN HE IS. AS THEY NEAR THE OFFICE, THE FOREMAN STOPS THE TRUCK AND ASKS BUBBA TO STEP OUTSIDE.

HE HANDS HIM A PIECE OF CHALK AND TELLS HIM, “SEE THAT TREE OVER THERE?” “I WANT YOU TO MARK AN X ON THE FRONT OF THAT TREE!!”

THE FOREMAN THINKS TO HIMSELF, “IDIOT, HOW WOULD HE KNOW WHICH IS THE FRONT OF THE TREE?”

WHEN BUBBA REACHES THE TREE, HE GOES AROUND IT IN A CIRCLE WHILE LOOKING AT THE GROUND. HE THEN REACHES UP AND PLACES A WHITE X ON THE TRUNK.

HE WALKS BACK TO THE FOREMAN AND HANDS HIM THE CHALK. “THAT THAR’S THE FRONT,” THE REDNECK SAYS.

THE FOREMAN LAUGHS TO HIMSELF AND ASKS SARCASTICALLY, “HOW IN THE HELL DO YOU KNOW THAT’S THE FRONT OF THE TREE?”

THE GOOD OL’ BOY LOOKS DOWN AT HIS FEET, WHILE RUBBING THE TOE OF HIS LEFT BOOT CLEANING IT IN THE GRAVEL AND REPLIES, “CUZ SOMEBODY TOOK A SHIT BEHIND IT!”

HE GOT THE JOB AND IS NOW THE FOREMAN!!!!!

Jonathan

Dinosaur asked:


I water the pine tree every 4-5 days for about 10 minutes.
How can I tell if the root is dead?

Kyle

diver8718 asked:


what cones do I get the seeds from, the ones on the ground or do I need to get them from the top of the tree? what then?

Sean