. A treatise on pruning forest and ornamental Fig. 37. — Removal ofone of the leaders of aforked Fig. 38. — Young tree bent to the ground by the weight of its top. tical position the young branch B, destined toform the new leader. The young tree thus reduced, PRUNING RESERVE TREES. 43 and propped up with a forked stick, will in a shorttime, the conditions being favorable, become a hand-some specimen. Such operations are important andshould not be neglected, because, as has been ex-plained, it is often desirable to increase the capacityof a plantation to produce timber, by increa
. A treatise on pruning forest and ornamental Fig. 37. — Removal ofone of the leaders of aforked Fig. 38. — Young tree bent to the ground by the weight of its top. tical position the young branch B, destined toform the new leader. The young tree thus reduced, PRUNING RESERVE TREES. 43 and propped up with a forked stick, will in a shorttime, the conditions being favorable, become a hand-some specimen. Such operations are important andshould not be neglected, because, as has been ex-plained, it is often desirable to increase the capacityof a plantation to produce timber, by increasing thenumber of reserve trees in it. Middle-aged Trees. — As has been explained, inwoods frequently cut over, the treatment necessary foryoung reserve trees is often complicated and difficult;this is not the case with older trees. Trees of thesecond class constitute the most important part of theforest, and should receive careful pruning. This gen-erally is not difficult, and there are few trees of this
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