Bui. 316, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 
Plate V. 
F-80658 
Fig. 1.— Pollarding Willows for Charcoal Wood Used in Manufacturing of 
Gunpowder. 
Young healthy trees, beginning 2 years' growth after cropping. Wilmington, Del. 
F-8UG55 
Fig. 2.— Pollard Willows Cropped Three Times. 
Trunks destroyed by injury due to floods and decay. Low stumps are more desirable in such 
situations. Wilmington, Del. 
POLLARD WILLOWS. 
