Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1898 — Tree Irregularity. [ARTICLE]

Tree Irregularity.

A naturalist pointed out the reason for trees growing in their Irregular shapes. Their irregularity serves a most important purpose. When a gale la blowing the branches will be seen to sway in all directions, and their more* meats tend to balance the tree. Were they to sway in the same direction the tree would be uprooted or broken off.