Nursery/Landscape - South Dakota Team Ag-Ed

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South Dakota FFA Nursery and Landscape Career Development Event
A Special Project of the South Dakota FFA Foundation
Important Note: Please thoroughly read the General Rules at the beginning of this handbook for complete rules and
procedures that are relevant to all South Dakota FFA Career Development Events.
I. Purpose
The purpose of the Nursery and Landscape Career Development Event is to promote career
interest, encourage proficiency development, and recognize excellence in individuals
through this event which includes all aspects of the nursery and landscape industry.
II. Objectives
A. To apply nursery and landscape principles and practices as they impact residential,
commercial, public, and recreational applications.
B. To demonstrate the ability to identify, select, and utilize nursery and landscape plants
(interior/exterior), landscape materials, and turf grasses commonly used in the United
States.
C. To demonstrate the ability to identify unhealthy plant conditions due to pests,
nutritional/physiological disorders and mechanical/chemical injury.
D. To demonstrate knowledge of the principles and skills involved in propagation, growth
requirements, growing techniques, harvesting, sustainability, marketing, and
maintenance of interior and exterior landscape plants and turf grasses.
E. To demonstrate knowledge of the principles and techniques of landscape design and
construction.
F. To demonstrate the ability to identify, select, use, and maintain appropriate supplies
and equipment for nursery and landscape operations, including equipment and
procedures in mechanization and automation.
G. To demonstrate knowledge of safety practices in nursery and landscape operations.
III. Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (AFNR) Career Cluster Content Standards
Coming soon…
IV. Career Development Event Rules
A. Each team will be comprised of three or four members.
B. The top three individual scores will be used to determine the final team score.
V. Career Development Event Format
The Nursery and Landscape CDE will consist of four (4) phases: identification of plant
materials, identification of equipment and supplies, a practicum, and a general knowledge
examination.
1. Identification of Plant Materials – 250 points
a. Fifty (50) specimens will be displayed for participants to identify by
their common names and Latin names.
b. Each specimen will be designated by a number. The appropriate
number should be written in the space adjacent to the specimen’s name
on the identification form.
c. Five (5) points will be given for each specimen that is correctly
identified.
d. Each participant will be allowed forty (40) minutes to complete this
phase.
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e. In the CDE, most of the plant material will be dormant, but living plants
or plant parts will be used for those plants customarily grown indoors in
South Dakota.
f. No specimen may be touched or handled in any way. Any infraction of
this policy will be cause to eliminate the entire team from the CDE.
2. Identification of Equipment and Supplies – 250 points
a. Participants will identify fifty (50) items selected from the provided
list.
b. Items may be presented as an intact specimen, photograph, or
representative line drawing.
c. The appropriate number should be written in the space adjacent to
the specimen’s name on the identification form.
d. Five (5) points will be given for each specimen that is correctly
identified.
e. Each participant will be allowed forty (40) minutes to complete this
phase.
3. Practicum – 200 points
a. The participant will be furnished with a landscape drawing and
twenty (20) multiple-choice questions about the landscape drawing,
such as:
i. determine the cost of fencing
ii. cost of patio
iii. or number of yards of sod required.
b. Each answer has a value of ten (10) points.
c. The participant should furnish a ruler and a battery-operated
calculator (if desired).
d. Forty (40) minutes will be allowed for this phase of the CDE.
4. General Knowledge Examination – 300 points
a. Fifty (50) objective multiple-choice questions will be selected from
the areas listed below.
b. Each participant will be allowed forty (40) minutes to complete this
phase.
c. Each answer has a value of six (6) points.
d. This phase of the CDE will test the participant’s knowledge and
understanding of the basic principles relating to the following areas
of horticulture:
i. Plant Materials
ii. Planting or Growing Media
iii. Diagnosis of Plant Disorders
iv. Materials such as Growth Regulators, Fertilizers, etc.
v. Propagation
vi. Safety
vii. Cultural Instruction
viii. Landscape Design
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VI. Scoring
Points Possible
Identification of Plant Materials 250
Identification of Equipment and Supplies 250
Practicum 200
General Knowledge Examination 300
Total Possible Individual Score 1000
Total Possible Team Score (3 participants) 3000
VII. Tiebreakers
A. In the case of a team tie, the order to break the tie will be:
1. Total written exam score
2. Total identification score
3. Total practicum score
B. In the case of an individual tie, the order to break the tie will be:
1. Written exam score
2. Total identification score
3. Practicum score
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VIII. References
A. Introductory Horticulture, Shry & Reily, Delmar Publishers.
B. Landscaping Principles and Practices, Engles, Delmar Publishers.
C. National FFA Core Catalog – Past CDE Materials (http://shop.ffa.org/cde-materials-c1289.aspx)
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IX. Nursery and Landscape Identification Form
Plant List
1. American Linden 18. European Mountain 35. Ponderosa Pine
2. Amur Maple 19. Flowering Crab 36. Red Dogwood
3. Amur Privet 20. Fragrant Sumac 37. Red Maple
4. Arrow Wood 21. Ginkgo 38. Red Oak
5. Austrian Pine 22. Green Ash 39. Rockspray Contoneaster
6. Black Hills Spruce (White Spruce) 23. Hedge Cotoneaster 40. Rugosa Rose
7. Blue Rug Juniper 24. Hybrid Forsythia 41. Russian Olive
8. Boston Ivy 25. Hybrid Tea Rose 42. Scotch (or Scots) Pine
9. Bridal Wreath Spirea 26. Japanese Barberry 43. Shrubby Cinquefoil
10. Burr Oak 27. Japanese Yew 44. Staghorn Sumac
11. Chinese Juniper 28. Korean Boxwood 45. Sugar Maple
12. Chinese Elm 29. Littleaf Linden 46. Thornless Honey Locust
13. Colorado Blue Spruce 30. Mugo Pine 47. White Fir
14. Common Lilac 31. Norway Maple 48. Winged Euonymus
15. Cranberry Bush 32. Paper Birch 49. Wintercreeper
16. Eastern Arborvitae 33. Peegee Hydrangea 50. Woodbine Ivy
17. Eastern White Pine 34. Pin Oak
Equipment and Supply List
1. Aerifier 33. Hoe 65. Safety Goggles
2. Anvil-and-blade Pruner 34. Hook-and-blade Pruners 66. Sand
3. Architects Scale 35. Hose-end Repair Fitting 67. Scoop Shovel
4. Ball Cart (b&b truck) 36. Hose-end Sprayer 68. Shade Fabric
5. Bark Mulch 37. Hose-end Washer 69. Sharpening Stone
6. Bark Medium 38. Hose Repair Coupling 70. Siphon Proportioner
7. Bow Saw 39. Impulse Sprinkler 71. Snow Fence
8. Brick Paver 40. Landscape Fabric (mulch) 72. Soaker Hose
9. Broadcast (cyclone) Spreader 41. Leaf Rake 73. Soil Auger
10. Bulb Planter 42. Loppers 74. Soil Sampling Tube
11. Burlap 43. Mattock 75. Solenoid Valve
12. Compressed Air Sprayer 44. Maul 76. Spark Plug Gap Gauge
13. Chain Saw 45. Mist Nozzle (mist bed) 77. Sphagnum Moss
14. Duster 46. Mower Blade Balancer 78. Spray Suit
15. Dust Mask 47. Nursery Container (1, 2, & 3 gal) 79. Square Point (flat) Shovel
16. Edger 48. Nursery Spade 80. String Trimmer
17. Edging 49. Oscillating Sprinkler 81. Tape Measure
18. Engineers Scale 50. Peat Moss 82. Thatch Rake
19. Erosion Netting 51. Pick Axe 83. Time Clock
20. Fertilizer Tablet 52. Pole Pruner 84. Topsoil
21. Galvanized Pipe 53. Polyethylene Film 85. Tree Caliper
22. Garden Fork 54. Polyethylene Pipe 86. Tree Wrap
23. Garden Rake 55. Post-hole Digger 87. Trowel
24. Garden Spade 56. Power Blower 88. T-Square
25. Garden Mask 57. Power Rake 89. Turf Thatcher
26. Grafting Band 58. Pruning Saw 90. Vermiculite
27. Grafting Tool 59. Reel Mower 91.Verticut Mower
28. Granular Fertilizer 60. Resin-coated Fertilizer 92. Water Breaker
29. Gravity (drop) Spreader 61. Respirator 93. Watering Can
30. Grass Shears 62. Rotary Mower 94. Wiretree Basket
31. Ground Limestone 63. Rototiller
32. Hedge Shears 64. Round Point Shovel
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