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the cones of white pine, red spruce, and the fruit of most other 

 conifers and many hardwood species. Long-handled pruning 

 hooks are useful in gathering small fruit. From a position in 

 the interior of the crown with this tool in hand the outermost 

 branches which are loaded with fruit can be quickly cut off and 

 brought to the ground. The fruit of white cedar, hemlock, birch, 

 and a great variety of other species can often be rapidly gathered 

 in this manner. The fruit of white cedar, hemlock, red cedar, 



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C D 



FIG. 24. Tools useful in detaching the fruit of forest trees. 



A . Single-hook detacher. 



B. Double-hook detacher. 



C. S-hook detacher. 



D. Tree pruner. 



a. Cutting edge. 



and some hardwood species, when within reach, can be rapidly 

 removed from the tree by means of a currycomb-like tool filled 

 with iron teeth sufficiently close to prevent the passage of the 

 fruit. The fruit is combed from the branches into a sack or 

 basket (Fig. 24). 



All the fruit that can be reached should be detached in ascend- 

 ing the tree, beginning at the lower part of the crown and pro- 

 ceeding to the top. On the way down all fruit that has lodged 



