Head 



or 



Crown 



Trunk cr Bole 



A tree with parts named. 



What a Tree is, and How it Grows 



First of all a tree is a living, breathing, feeding, growing being, 

 capable of adapting itself to varied conditions, and capable of 

 successful struggle against adverse circumstances. 



A white ash in view from my window borders the lawn on its 

 north side and has scarlet oaks for near neighbors on the south, and 

 each of its branches and twigs reach out to the north, so it has a 

 beautiful well rounded head on that side but is fiat on the side of 

 the oaks as if it had been sliced off with a giant knife. Every 

 tree should be studied sympathetically in an endeavor to under- 

 stand how it has conquered its difficulties, and overcome obstacles. 



The Parts of the Tree 



The head or crown is composed of the branches as a whole, 

 which in turn are composed of the larger and smaller branches and 



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