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wounds are not cared for. The old days of using trees for 

 hitching posts and subjecting them to wounding by horse 

 bites have nearly passed. Of course storms are to be reckoned 

 with, and a sheeting of ice breaks many twigs and even large 

 limbs. The best protection against damage from such storms 

 is to select for street trees those that are not brittle. The 

 Carolina poplar, willow, and silver maple are notably brittle, 

 and after a storm the ground beneath them is strewn with a 

 litter of branches. 



137. Suggestions for work. If a forest is available, it 

 should be visited by all means. The trees should be named, 

 the crown examined, the uniformity or irregularity of growth 

 noted, and judgment passed as to the condition of the forest 

 and its needs. 



Special pains should be taken to learn to recognize all the 

 common street and yard trees in the vicinity, both in their 

 winter condition (from their habit and bark) and foliage 

 condition. Street trees should be examined to discover 

 their condition and the care they are receiving ; if any work 

 is being done with them, it should be watched. If trees are 

 sickly looking, the cause should be inquired into. This 

 kind of interest in street trees will stimulate the community 

 to a more intelligent care of them. 



