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PINE TREE 



the circles of branches on the main stem, then the 

 small branches on the sides of the large branches, 

 and then the buds. 



SUPPLEMENTARY WORK 



History of a Pine Tree. You can easily read the story of 

 a young pine's growth for ten years or more. Get some year- 

 old pines, some that 

 are two years of age, 

 and some that are 

 older. 



First year. A year- 

 old seedling pine is a 

 single straight stem. 

 On its top it has two 

 or three buds pointing 

 outward, and an up- 

 right bud in the center 

 of the circle. These 

 buds will grow into 

 branches during the 

 second year. 



Second year. Each 

 bud grows into a stem 

 that looks like a year- 

 old seedling. From 

 the upright bud an- 

 other length grows on 

 the central stem, and 

 the other buds become 

 a circle of branches. 

 Each stem of the new growth bears buds like those on the top 

 of the first year's growth. 



Third year. In the third year, and in each year afterward, 



PITCH PINE, Six YEARS OLD 



