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Expert Area Title
Module 1 - Why Plants? Module 2 - Design Module 3 - Plant Requirements Module 4 - Health, safety and the environment Module 5 -
. Installation and maintenance       of plant displays
 
 
  Introduction
1. Sources of plants
2. Timescales
3. Fitting in with the building schedule
4. Installation practicalities
5. Ongoing maintenance
6. Quiz
. Quick Links
 

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Links for information on plant import restrictions

Australian Department for Agriculture, fisheries and forestry

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

United Kingdom Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate

United States Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 
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Installation and maintenance of plant displays - Quiz
1. Large Ficus trees imported from Florida will need to acclimatize to conditions inside a building. What typically happens?
 a) The tree loses many or all of its leaves over a period of several weeks, followed by the growth of new leaves.
 b) Pink fungal growth appears on the surface of the bark.
 c) The tree produces copious amounts of latex sap from its trunk?
 d) Nothing - the tree appears exacty as it did when it was taken from the nursery.
 
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