
Can't you just see how interesting this multiplication of branches and twigs 
would be against the snow on a hillside, or the red of-a Winter's sunset sky. 
That insert of a branch shows you the shape of the leaves, and the burrs 
enclosing the sweet nuts so sought by children. 

Here's an interesting fact. On 
Lord Landsdowne’s Estate, at 
Meikleour, Pertshire, Scotland, 
is a Beech hedge that was 
planted in 1746. It is 90 feet 
high and a third of a mile long. 
It is trimmed every seven years 
or so. The travelling scaffold 
used, looks like a portable 
Eiffel Tower. 
