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-growth than the other lots, but much the same in gen- 

 eral habit. 7. Branches cut back, roots cut by the String- 

 fellow method (Fig. 139). Trees somewhat uneven. The 

 lot contains one or two very fine trees, but no poor ones. 

 8. Stringfellow method (Fig. 138a). These trees have made 

 an excellent start. They will make well-formed trees, 

 with heads just at the ground. Generally a large number 



FIG. 139— TREE GROWN FROM 

 STUB-PRUNED ROOTS 



FIG. 140— TREE GROWN FROM 

 UNTRIMMED NURSERY PLANT 



of branches start, and these in turn branch at about 30 

 inches from the starting point. 



In these observations it should be remembered that 

 the eye takes account of the tree as it stands, regardless 

 of whether much or little wood was cut away at time of 

 planting. The experiments show that under favorable 

 conditions a tree will adjust itself to almost any kind of 

 treatment and still make a good tree. For practical pur- 



