Trees and tree drawing; . getherignore the trees root, for though it is but seldomvisible, it has a considerable influence on the tree. 2.—Stems are True or False. In the Conifersthey are True—that is to say, the terminal shoot,often growing upwards during the summer season,rests during the winter, and resumes its upward growthagain in the spring. In the dicotyledonous trees (in-cluding practically all our outdoor trees except theConifers) the stems are False —the terminal budafter growing for a season dies, and the stem is con-tinued the following spring by the highest lateral True st
Trees and tree drawing; . getherignore the trees root, for though it is but seldomvisible, it has a considerable influence on the tree. 2.—Stems are True or False. In the Conifersthey are True—that is to say, the terminal shoot,often growing upwards during the summer season,rests during the winter, and resumes its upward growthagain in the spring. In the dicotyledonous trees (in-cluding practically all our outdoor trees except theConifers) the stems are False —the terminal budafter growing for a season dies, and the stem is con-tinued the following spring by the highest lateral True stem, therefore, is one continuous piece oftimber, while the False stem is a succession of branchesstrung end to end; and it will be found that in sometrees, more especially when young, the effect of thisdifference is quite noticeable in the superior straight-ness of a True stem over the False stem, whichshows, as it were, a slight hesitation in its growth, orwhich gets divided and lost. 18 TREES AND TREE DRAWING .-^^.
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