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Some thirty years ago, L. H. Bailey gave the following rules forplanting windbreaks (Garden and Forest Vol. 1, page 46). Whileprimarily intended for orchardists they are well worth consideringto-day by anyone who is going to do such planting on a large scale forornamental purposes. (1). The windbreak should not obstruct atmospheric drainage. (2). The windbreak should never be dense enough to force the buds on fruit trees in those localities which are subject to late spring frosts.(3). As a rule, in localities where atmospheric drainage will not be severely checked, the windbreak should have a comparatively dense bottom, formed by |
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