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This wood presents a good illustration of forest succession. 
The majority of the trees are beech and maple, while the oaks and 
chestnut appear to be among the oldest. But among the young 
trees coming on there are almost no oaks, chestnut, or hickory 
while there is an abundance of maples, beech, elms, and wild 
cherry. This clearly shows that the oaks, hickories and chest- 
Fig. 4. The North Wood, with a Dense Growth of Hydrophyllum 
nuts are losing ground and will all disappear within the coming 
generation, giving place entirely to the others which are domi- 
nant among the seedlings. 
Recently an effort has been made to save some of the older 
beeches which have become hollow, by the application of tree 
surgery. This seems to have been successful in several cases. 
Another recent introduction in this wood is the building of a 
Tjreek temple which serves as the background for the stage of 
an outdoor theater in the center of the wood. Naturally the 
use of the wood for this purpose will have a serious effect upon 
