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Select plants for landscaping and amenity horticulture
Level
4
Credits
7
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in amenity
horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: investigate
the cultural requirements of specified plants, and select plants for specific
conditions, uses and sites.
Subfield
Horticulture
Domain
Amenity Horticulture
Status
Registered
Status date
20 June 2008
Date version published
20 June 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Recommended: Unit 24648, Identify trees, shrubs, and
climbers used in amenity horticulture, and Unit 21031,
Identify annuals, herbaceous perennials, biennials and
bulbs used in amenity horticulture, or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0032
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Plants refer to trees, shrubs, and climbers, including New Zealand native plants,
used in landscaping and amenity horticulture. Plants to be covered at this level
require the study of botanical details for positive identification.
2
Primary Industry Training Organisation holds a list of trees, shrubs, climbers, and
native plants considered common in most areas or that are well known. However,
other species may be common in localised areas and should not be excluded.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Investigate the cultural requirements of specified plants.
Range
ten plants which are grown locally.
Performance criteria
1.1
For each plant the required soil conditions and tolerance to variations are
investigated and summarised.
Range
1.2
For each plant the required climatic conditions and tolerance to variations are
investigated and summarised.
Range
1.3
soil texture, soil moisture, pH, nutrients, temperature.
air temperature range, humidity, light level, wind exposure, salt
tolerance.
The importance of selecting plants suitable for site conditions is explained in
terms of successful plant establishment and development.
Element 2
Select plants for specific conditions, uses and sites.
Performance criteria
2.1
Plants that will grow well in specific conditions are identified.
Range
2.2
Plants for specific uses are identified.
Range
2.3
select three plants for each of the following conditions – wet, dry,
sunny, shady, acidic, alkaline, frosty, windy, coastal.
select one species for each of the following uses – shade tree,
shelter to four metres, background shrubs, accent plant, visual
screen, groundcover in shade, groundcover in sun, scent,
seasonal flower, seasonal foliage, foliage colour, fine textured,
medium textured, coarse textured.
Plants suitable for use in specific sites are identified.
Range
select one species for use in each of the following sites:
specimen trees – dry areas, wet areas, windy areas, coastal
areas;
visual barriers – dry areas, wet areas, windy areas;
specimen shrubs – wet areas, dry areas, windy areas, frosty
areas, coastal areas, shady conditions.
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Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation http://www.primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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