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DECIDUOUS TREES. 
Fig. 132. 
striking that the tree became famous and in great demand imme¬ 
diately after its introduction. A large proportion, however, of those 
which have been planted north of New York during the last twenty 
years are either dead, or annually shortened back by our severe 
winters, presenting the appearance of decrepit or damaged trees. A 
few good specimens have survived, proving the possibility of acclh 
mating the tree in the northern States. Fine specimens may be seen 
in the New York Central Park, where, with the excellent judgment 
characteristic of the management of that ground, these trees seem 
to have had no check in their healthy growth, and they stand in the 
most open and exposed localities. The early growth of the tree is 
very much like that of the catalpa and ailantus, and if planted in 
rich soils the leaves and canes are immense. All such growth 
should be carefully guarded against by planting the tree in a poor, 
well-drained soil. An excessively rank development during the 
first years after planting will generally prove the death-warrant of 
the tree in all the northern States, while if a moderate growth can 
be obtained, and the top and roots be protected for a number of 
