. British trees. Trees. THE HAWTHORN. 127. RAMIFICATION. Though the Thorn will live anvwhere, its growth is much in- tiuenced bv its position, and differences ot situation have produced two distinct tvpes. N^ hen planted with other trees in a sheltered spot, it becomes an elegant and tree-growing tree, of from 30 to 40 feet in height, with a tairlv straight stem ; the lower boughs are pen- dulous, and slender branches project trom the rounded top. In exposed positions, however, it shows more interesting characteristics. The grev stem, knotted and scarred, and bulkv considering the height of th
. British trees. Trees. THE HAWTHORN. 127. RAMIFICATION. Though the Thorn will live anvwhere, its growth is much in- tiuenced bv its position, and differences ot situation have produced two distinct tvpes. N^ hen planted with other trees in a sheltered spot, it becomes an elegant and tree-growing tree, of from 30 to 40 feet in height, with a tairlv straight stem ; the lower boughs are pen- dulous, and slender branches project trom the rounded top. In exposed positions, however, it shows more interesting characteristics. The grev stem, knotted and scarred, and bulkv considering the height of the tree, rises from roots which show above the ground. This stem, itself spirallv twisted and rarelv straight, soon ramifies, with a full curve into stout limbs, so modelled that thev stronglv recall the muscular construction ot animal torms. Crossing and re-crossing one another, and repeatedlv twisted, thev give off horizontal boughs, much interlaced and varied bv un-looked- for angles and turns in unexpected directions ; these spread trom the stem to a distance that otten exceeds the whole height of the 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 Cole, Rex Vicat, b. 1870; Kempe, Dorothy. London : Hutchinson
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