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intervals of from six to ten inches apart, as perfect a tree 

 will be formed as if grown from seed in full exposure or 

 obtained from the nursery (see Fig. 20). When cut off in 

 this way, the branches should not be allowed to grow in a 

 cluster at the top, as in Fig. 25, thus forming a fork which 

 is sure, sooner or later, to break down from weight of foliage, 

 crowding of branches, or ice and snow. Many trees grow up 



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FIG. 24. FIG. 25. FIG. 26. 



FIG. 24. Trees as Often Found on Building-lots. 

 FIG. 25. Clustered Growth of Branches. 

 FIG. 26. Lines for the Proper Trimming of Fig. 25. 



with forked branches not very far from the ground, as shown 

 in Figs. 22 and 23, which when they reach large size will 

 split down and thus ruin the whole tree. In this case the 

 smaller of the two forked, branches should be cut away at 

 line a, the head be cut back if needed, and a perfectly formed 

 tree will be the result. This fork is sometimes near the ground 

 and (Fig. 22) the sooner one of the trunks (Fig. 23) is cut 



