. A primer of forestry : part I, the forest. Forests and forestry. 40 THE FOREST. SNOW IN THE FOREST. SnoTT often loads down, breaks, and crushes tall young trees (fig. 27), especially if wet snow falls heayil}' before the broadleaf trees have shed their foliage in the fall. Such injury is difficult to guard against,. Fig. 27.—A young spruce luadcd with tuow, Avalaiii , Adirondack Mountains, New York. but it is well to know that very slim, tall trees suffer more than those whose growth in diameter and height have kept better pace with each other. In many regions snow is so useful in prote
. A primer of forestry : part I, the forest. Forests and forestry. 40 THE FOREST. SNOW IN THE FOREST. SnoTT often loads down, breaks, and crushes tall young trees (fig. 27), especially if wet snow falls heayil}' before the broadleaf trees have shed their foliage in the fall. Such injury is difficult to guard against,. Fig. 27.—A young spruce luadcd with tuow, Avalaiii , Adirondack Mountains, New York. but it is well to know that very slim, tall trees suffer more than those whose growth in diameter and height have kept better pace with each other. In many regions snow is so useful in protecting the soil and the young trees that the harm it does is quite overbalanced by its benefits. • 173. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946. Washington, D. C. : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
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