CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER IV. MISCELLANEOUS.
Barked horse-chestnut at Esher ; Best time for transplanting with the ball of earth Absurd notion that trees deradicate as well as defoliate The growth in girthing descending from the head or any particular branch is general round the stem; but it is greater on the side proper to the branch And the growth may be mechanically and continually turned from one side of the stem to the other . . Lateral upward growth of the root . Origin of spurs and the swell of the roots A tap-rooted tree should have no spurs or swell of the root Girthing of the stem dependent on the quantity of branches above it There is a constant circulation of sap even in winter
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PAGE If so, coppice-wood should be cut as ate in winter as possible . . 127 Best time for felling timber . ; , , , . . 180 Roots should not be covered deeply , . oo . 180 That a hill affords no more space for growth than its base would, an error . , . . . . . . , , . 131 Effect of wind on trees . , . . . . . 138 Effect of sea breeze mechanical, not ‘chemical . , - . 184