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Collecting Can for Small Tree-Fruit

Many forest trees, as well as a great variety of ornamental trees and shrubs, bear fruit that is rather small and difficult to collect. The pomelets of numerous species of the Rosaceae; the small woody or semi fleshy cones of Juniperus, Tsuga, Anus, and Chamaecyparis; and the drupes of Cornus , Sassafras, and Viburnum are representative groups of small fruits. Collecting may be difficult because of stiff, sharp thorns, excessive height or crown spread, and brittle or flexible branches that would be risky to


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Author(s): John William Andresen

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 35 (1959)