. Principles of American forestry . Forests and forestry. NURSERY PRACTICE. 127 for a number of years to develop good tops, while if they^Tiad well^formed tops in the nursery and were shortened back at planting time much less attention will be necessary, but the experience of large planters seems to show best results from close pruning. In a row of Elms or other trees there will often be found peculiar individual shapes. Some of the trees will take on desirable forms, while others will be spread- ing and awkward, and perhaps have a tendency to crack. Fig. 41.—Elm-tree that has been planted fiv
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. Principles of American forestry . Forests and forestry. NURSERY PRACTICE. 127 for a number of years to develop good tops, while if they^Tiad well^formed tops in the nursery and were shortened back at planting time much less attention will be necessary, but the experience of large planters seems to show best results from close pruning. In a row of Elms or other trees there will often be found peculiar individual shapes. Some of the trees will take on desirable forms, while others will be spread- ing and awkward, and perhaps have a tendency to crack. Fig. 41.—Elm-tree that has been planted five years and was pruned to a bare pole when set out. in the.crotches. In some cases a little extra pruning will bring siich unfortunates into shape, buf often"fhey are incorrigible, and are best replaced by other trees with better forms. Protection should always be given street trees as soon as they are set out, and this should consist of something that wiU protect them from sun-scald, gnawing of horses, . Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Green, Samuel B. (Samuel Bowdlear), 1859-1910. New York, J. Wiley & Sons