Trees Suitable for Hedgerow and Field Planting ill 



to early, and prosecuted at intervals, as by skilfully shorten- 

 ing the branches from time to time, the spread of root is 

 also checked, thereby securing a double benefit to the farmer 

 and the land. 



The Cornish Elm (Ulmus cornubiense), unfortunately, 

 is far too seldom seen either as a standard or in our wood- 

 lands, for which the propagator is greatly to blame, there 

 not being offered anything like a sufficient quantity to 

 meet the demand. As a park or hedgerow tree this dis- 

 tinct and well-marked variety of the elm has much to 

 recommend it such as a narrow branch spread in propor- 

 tion to the height, suitability for exposed situations, and 

 the very decided ornamental character it imparts to the 

 landscape when properly placed. 



The principal advantages of this tree for hedgerow or 

 field planting are that no pruning is required to keep the 

 branches in bounds, that the spread of branches is very 

 small in proportion to the tree's height, and that the roots 

 do not approach too near the surface, or ramify to any 

 great extent, so as to become injurious to crops in their 

 immediate vicinity. 



The English Elm (Ulmus campestris) is another tree of 

 value for hedgerow planting, and is, perhaps, more com- 

 monly used for that purpose than any other. Like the 

 Cornish variety, though in very much less degree, it has an 

 upward inclination, the ramification of its branches being 

 narrow in proportion to its height, while as an orna- 

 mental tree and valuable timber-producer it is held in 

 high esteem. 



As a shelter tree it is of great value, and as the branches, 

 particularly the lower, seldom spread to a great extent, 

 the injury caused to the adjoining crop is usually not very 

 serious. 



The British Oak (Quercus Robur) is of about equal 

 value with the elm for hedgerow planting indeed by 

 careful manipulation it is even superior to that tree, being, 

 perhaps, less injurious to the herbage beneath it, and the 

 roots having a greater downward tendency. As an orna- 

 mental tree and valuable timber-producer the oak requires 



