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is there need to give more attention to pruning when the 

 trees are young ? Why should the branches be cut off close 

 up to the trunk (or main 

 limbs) ? 



What different manner of 

 trimming is followed when 

 trees are for shade ? What 

 is the effect upon the tops 

 of trees when they are set 

 too close? 



9. What are common 

 causes for transplanted trees 

 dying (a) when young; 

 (6) when grown large? Of 

 what advantage to trees is 

 it to have the ground under 

 them mulched by leaves, or 

 shaded by some growth? 



10. Read the poem "Planting of the Apple Tree" by 

 Whittier, and memorize at least one stanza. 



TREES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD 1 



1. The elm is so common a tree that it is well known 

 generally. Its characteristics, too, are well marked. De- 

 scribe the location briefly but definitely of a large elm grow- 

 ing in your neighborhood. Tell where several others, large 

 or small, are to be found. 



2. Name differences in the appearance of the bark (a) 

 on older and on younger trees ; (6) on their twigs and on the 

 trunks. 



1 See footnote of lesson on Temperature Records. 



FIG. 49. How to prune trees. 



