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tree should not be lifted in the spring, but is 

 kept in a horizontal position and allowed to 

 grow at the end and form a head, which should 

 be trained fan- shaped and parallel with the hori- 

 zontal trunk (Fig. 252). 



"There should be a soft pad of straw or cloth 

 between the tree trunk and the block. On the 

 approach of freezing weather, loosen the tree from 

 the supporting stake, and after having placed 

 some evergreen boughs on boards on the ground 

 to keep the twigs off the earth, bend the head of 

 the tree down side wise to the ground, weight it, 

 if necessary, and then cover the whole head with 

 boards." The trunk will be flexible enough to 

 allow the head to be laid down every winter. 

 Protect the trunk from sun-scald. 



Trees and branches may be made to grow to- 

 gether in various fantastic ways if they are securely 

 bound to each other. The union takes place more 

 rapidly if the bark is removed from the conjoined 

 surface and the exposed parts of the wounds 

 covered with wax. This is a species of inarching. 

 However, simply binding together young branches 

 will cause them to unite, if the parts are in very 

 intimate contact and if they cannot move upon 

 each other when shaken by wind. Fig. 253 shows 

 an arch made by binding four elms together. 



