Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-18

~ che place having
changed owners,
the new OWneP
thought to narrow It's sprawllng width
W IA feet back to six. The result was
a mass OF black. ~leaicss branches which
seemed 70 Justify the belief OF che mans
wife that the hedge was ruined and had
better be grubbed out. ! saw a Dossl-
bility Of It's recovery and advised T@-
tience The result justified my opinion
as Il has almost recovered Its outer
foliage and is once more an object on
beauty. n the qcadcr will closely notice
a coniicrous hedge that has been closely
shcarcd for many years he Will ind thar
the foliage Is all upon the outside ana
that within 1t Ia "A mass OF bar" branches
with only occasionally "A mere fragment
u green. The illustration shows o
piece Of "A branch cut out of "A Chick hem
lock tree a and Il are minute sprays
Of foliage drawn to the relative size OF
the branch they grow upon, and were
the only sign of living foliage within
four feet Of the body Of the tree. Had
the tree all been cut way except the
stem and this bit Of a stub. the tree
would In time have grown another top
from these bits OF living foliage and
become a somewhat awkward tree as
larg" as the original, Had two stubs
II limbs been left on opposite sides,
the resulting tire" would have had two
distinct pointed tops; with four
branches left tho tree would have made
frIr trpu Iigtinrf and Ictorntn nHtil
their intcrmingllng growth crowded
out n leader with "A slight a advantage oR
vipOr when a single pointed top would
once more restore the normal form. IL
was the presence OF many little sprays
on the inner branches Of the hedge re-
erred to that made IL possible for 1t %
rcclOthe itself and once more become
ornamental.
A knowledge Of the fact that only a
very little foliage Is necessary 10 en-
able to confer TO grow new top is often
OF advantage when a tree gets 80 large
~ to be- In the way. a confer viii not
sprout from the stump Ike "A willow or
a chestnut, but II "A very little bit of
growth can be left near the ground. be
Il ever SO small, the tree can be started
again and will make the same extra
strong growth as "A dccidnous stump.
The fact that cOnifrruus trees have
no advcntitiuuB bud makes II much
easier to control their growth and limit
the size Of trees than with decldu0ua
sorts. As every owner Of an apple tree
Knows, the cutting away of n large
branch brings many water sprouts, and
these are not confined to the stump
amputatei, but row all over the tree
where n favorable accumulation OF sap
may force "A bud. These accidental
sprouts being impossible In a confer
one has but to control he foliage by
%thcarlng or amputation Of branches 10
bring about n desired form and check
growth
European m Japanese gardeners
have for centuries taken advantage Of
these possibilities TO make all sorts
" grntcsquc forms, and imported trees
are now growing In several eastern
nurseries In the form Of do yes, pleas
ants and other birdlil8 and animal
forms.
] once saw "A singular result Of an
s''i''''"i I'"iIibb vi al IINdu HT-
bor vitae about IL feet high. II was
first sawed off about five feet high for
material whercwith To trim a hall.
Cattle destroyed all the limbs except a
large n at the top OF the stump. This
stretched out some eight feet and then
began to develop a shapcly pyramidal
top and In n few years began 10 look
like an extended arm holding a neat
and Bhapcly Christmas tree on the palm
OF the hand,
Where nm evergreen has grown so
tall az to Obstrnct desirable views from
pOrches or windows IL ivay be cut of
two feet high. leaving the lower
branches. In two scaBons a very pretty
fiat tree less than four feet high results
which, by annual pInching, may be
confined 10 a few inches OF upward an
nual growth. ] have secn Austrian and
Scotch pines 80 feet In diameter and
aOt five feet high. All trimming OF con
,fers should be done In spring or sum.
mer--L u Pierce. In ohio Farmer.
F~8tteHing steers must De PuDplIco