II4 NATURE STUDY AND AGRICULTURE 
produces attractive clusters of orange-red berries that hang 
on through the latter part of summer and until winter. They 
are so bitter that even the birds will not touch them as long 
as they can find anything else to eat. 
Native Cherries. — The choke cherry and wild black cherry 
add interest to the premises on account of their white bloom 
Lraves OF TREES 
a, White Birch; b, Weeping Birch; c, Mountain Ash; d, Choke Cherry; 
e, Golden Willow. 
and their fruit. The black cherry in particular makes a 
handsome tree. 
The Willows are often regarded as mere bushes growing 
in wet places, but several species thrive in dry soil and attain 
the size and dignity of trees. 
The Russian golden willow is planted most extensively, 
being commonly employed for windbreaks and shelter belts. 
If properly trimmed and allowed room to develop, it makes 
a tree of good size and form. 
The laurel-leaved willow has large, glossy, dark-green 
leaves and is the most beautiful of all the willows. It is 
particularly attractive as a low bush or hedge; as it becomes 
larger and older it loses its charm. 
