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the sake of appearance it is desirable that the trees be so planted 

 that at maturity their branches will not meet across the front of the 

 house. (Fig. 47.) 



FIG. 47. Trees partially hiding a house front. 



It is usually desirable to have a large shade tree somewhere near 

 the southwest corner of the house, as protection is most needed from 



FIG. 48. Trees at the back of the house form a frame. 



the midafternoon sun. In some cases it will be best to place the 

 tree on the west side ; in others on the south ; and again a group of 



