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OF FOREST TREES. 



SECT. X. 



of fmall polls and little rails is well known; but if 

 large cattle are not fed where the trees are, good thorns 

 ftuck round them, and tied to them, is fufficient. and 

 indeed this might do in almoft all cafes. There are 

 various ways, ordinarily known, but whatever -mode is 

 ufed, let it be at firft.well executed, and afterwards 

 repaired in time, as often as there is need. Something 

 concerning the raifing of foreft trees will be found at 

 page 78. 



Whoever plants foreft trees, fhould take care to drefs 

 them by proper pruning, and fuffering no fuckers to 

 remain about their roots. Their tops fhould be kept 

 equal, and not permitted to fpread too much in heavy 

 branches, but trained in a light and fpiral way; always 

 preferving the leading {hoot, to encourage mountings 

 which is the perfection of a forefl tree. TheJ?e-ns of 

 all trees defigned for timber, fhould be conftantly, and 

 timely attended to, as it is neceflary to rub off buds, or 

 to cut off the fide {hoots, except here and there a fmall 

 one, which may ferve to detain the fap to the fwelling 

 of. the trunk; but branches being left on of any 

 ftrength, keep the tree from mounting, and draw it 

 crooked, and fuch branches, if cut off when large, 

 occafion knots, and fometimes a decay at the part. 



Plantations, growing thick, fhould he thinned in 

 time ; but not too much at once, efpecially in hilly 

 fituations; for as thofe trees which remain, come 

 fuddenly to be expofed, (after having been brought up 

 under the fhelter of others,) fuffer much ; getting 

 crooked, {tunted, and bufliy, inftead of having their 

 defirable ereft form, without which they are not 

 adapted for fuperior ufes, or agreeable to the eye, 



Ornamental trees * as the crab, black cherry, mountain 

 ajh % &c* may prove profitable, as well as agreeable, 

 here and there' one amongft foreft trees, and {hould 

 therefore not be omitted; The wood is good. 



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