44 THE HUMAN SIDE OF TREES 



the tree has thousands of leaves and flowers. These 

 little parts of the whole are continually running 

 through a cycle of infancy, development, maturity 

 and death. Over all and embracing all is the great 

 life cycle of the entire colony. The tree must con- 

 tinue to grow to live. As soon as it stops, decay 

 and ultimate dissolution set in. 



