. A treatise on pruning forest and ornamental Fig. 8. — Stump of a branch leftin pruning. 14 TREE regard to the manner in which it should be attention will be given to the treatment of trees intended to grow on tomaturity, in connection witha system of coppice growth,because this system of forestmanagement is now very gen-erally adopted.^ The methodshere advocated are, however,equally applicable to othersystems of sylviculture ; andthey should interest small aswell as large land owners, as in every field and alongevery roadside are trees to prune and improve
. A treatise on pruning forest and ornamental Fig. 8. — Stump of a branch leftin pruning. 14 TREE regard to the manner in which it should be attention will be given to the treatment of trees intended to grow on tomaturity, in connection witha system of coppice growth,because this system of forestmanagement is now very gen-erally adopted.^ The methodshere advocated are, however,equally applicable to othersystems of sylviculture ; andthey should interest small aswell as large land owners, as in every field and alongevery roadside are trees to prune and improve. Ifthe importance of properly caring for trees couldbe appreciated, an important addition to the wealthof the nation might easily be made. Oaks, stuntedor abandoned, and only fit for fuel, might in a fewyears be transformed into trees of great value ; and, ifall who prune may not themselves find their reward,they can at least have the satisfaction of doing some-thing to benefit another generation. Fig. 9. — ConJition of the stumpat the end of the fifth year. 1 Fiitaie sur tailUs, a term which is without equ
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