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FORESTERS EDITION 



American 



Forestry 



Cut 

 the 

 Christmas 

 tree wisely and 

 hereby display the dght 

 Christmas spirit. Each year 

 thousands of dwellers in towns and 

 dties, near the National Forests or privately 

 owned forests, turn to these tracts for trees which 

 are to be the central feature in yule-tide decorations. Where 

 the trees are cut in accord with the recommendations of the 

 Forest Service ;aid state forestry departments no harm is done, but 

 the tendency of many is to slash into the growth without regard to 

 conserving the forest's resources. A tree selected for cutting should 

 be one \i^ch is part of a group of trees of comparatively compact growth 

 zather than a niore or less isolated tree, the absence of which would make 

 a decided gap that future growth could not fill To follow this rule, of 

 course, prevents the wholesale stripping of v^-ooded tracts,, which is done i^ 

 many instances. Objection is sometimes made to selecting for Christmas 

 purposes a tree standing dose to others, because the one chosen is apt to be 

 unsymmetrical, the lower branches being irregular and unattractive. This 

 difficulty can be overcome by selecting a tree several feet taller thin 

 the height desired and cutting off the lower end. By using only 

 the upper portion a well-shaped, pleasing ornament can be 

 obtained, and at the same time a selection is 

 made which results in no harm to - 

 the forest. Very large 

 trees selected 

 for municipal 

 celebration 

 or church use 

 need not be sjrm- 

 metrical in their natu- 

 ral state, as they can 

 easily be made so by boring holes 

 in the trunk and inserting sufficient limbs of proper size to give the tree a well-rounded 

 appearance. Frequently where a large tree is to be carried considerable distance, 

 practically all the limbs are cut off and then replaced in the manner indicated. 



VOIUME 25 



DECEMBER, 1919 



NUMBER 312 



