The Canadian Horticulturist. 



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A LIVE HEDGE. 



- A Sib,— In this section the woods are being cleared off and the wind has full sweep. If 

 trees were used in connection with wire as fences, I think they might serve a double pur- 

 pose of preventing stock from rushing on the wire and acting as a windbreak. 



A Dawson, Mohaivk. 



A short time ago the Orange Judd Farmer gave an illustration of a living 

 fence, cedar trees for posts. We re-produce this illustration, which we think will 

 show our subscriber a good plan for carrying out his idea. Various trees have 

 been used in this way. In the vicinity of Hamilton we have noticed fences 

 supported by long rows of Lombardy poplars. These trees grow so upright and 

 mark the divisions so definitely, that they not only answer the purpose of a 



Fig. 500. — A Living Fence. C-iiDAK Tukks as Posts 



fence, but, in spite of their stiffness, add to the beauty of the landscape. Red 

 Cedar, White Cedar (Arbor Vitre) and Balsam Fir are varieties which are suit- 

 able, because they are more dwarfish in habit, or can be made so by pruning. 

 In earlier years cultivation will help the growth, until the}- have reached a height 

 suitable for the support of the fencing. Then the tops may be cut off seven or 

 ten feet from the ground and the limbs annually shortened. A writer in the 

 Orange Judd Farmer says that he has set 150 rods of cedar trees for the express 

 purpose of supporting wire fences, so satisfied is he of the success of the plan. 



One great difficulty about our fences is the early decay of the posts. Here 

 is a fence with living posts, such as would make them last for generations. 



