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STUDIES OF TREES 



aeainst the lnH>, because it grows so fast that it becomes 

 tt)0 tall for surrouiulirit;- j^roperty, and its wood being 



Fig. 41. — Carolina Poplar. 



extremely soft and brittle, the tree frequently breaks in 

 windstorms. In many cases it is entirely uprooted, because 

 it is not a deep-rooted tree. Its larger roots, which spread 



