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Show TO STRAIGHTENYOUNG TREES to Avoid Rubbing Bark. The illustration herewith ..bows a simple and easily made support for a y"4 tree, or for straishtemns one ; D case it leans or crooks If the curvature is very pronounced, .t may prove necessary to attach a second forked stick (as shown by the dotted line), says a writer in The Farmer. This one should press against the v. A i ' ' X ;V Straightening Young Trees. curved side of the tree, while the tipper tip-per fork would pull the top of the tree over and straighten the trunk. - The fork may be nailed or wired (or both) securely to the stake driven into the ground, and tied to the tree with a soft cord or rag-string. At the point where it conies in contact with the tree, it should be wrapped well with some kind of material to avoid rub-. bing the bark. |