240 OUR FORESTS AND WOODLANDS 
solid appearance, less graceful in outline and in 
general esthetic effect. 
And what then remains for consideration as 
standards in our hedgerows? ‘The only other 
large trees worth thinking of are the Acacia or 
Locust tree (Robinia pseudacacia) and the larch. 
But the larch would have to be so cleared of its 
lower branches that it. would be hardly what 
one would call a beautiful object in the hedge- 
rows; while the acacia, yielding excellent tough 
wood, throws shallow roots around, is spreading 
in its growth, and is apt to have its branches 
torn off by heavy winds. It is more a tree for 
planting on deep sandy soils or on light pasture 
lands, where the locust pods can be enjoyed by 
the cattle. 
So, after all, guided by the principle above 
laid down, the conclusion forced upon one seems 
to be that the least objectionable trees in hedge- 
rows are the minor kinds, such as mountain 
ash, laburnum, wild cherry, field maple, service 
tree, and the like. And, fortunately, these are 
among the most beautiful of our trees, either in 
the gorgeousness of their spring flowers, or in 
the full, rich, mellow colouring of their autumn 
