YEW FAMILY 
in the branches to hug the stem. But after a time one 
branch or perhaps two will grow out horizontally, the others 
will loosen a little so that it becomes very evident that the: 
type of the mature tree is not the Lombardy Poplar, but 
rather a spreading oak. The Ginkgo is said to attain enor- 
mous proportions in its native land; and if the climate 
proves favorable it may become a valuable tree in the 
United States. 
