51.   Last weekend I walked down to that corner of the garden and tried to comprehend that those bright stems are the same plant as that gnarled old tree.

52.   Lawmakers should mandate that every county enact a tree ordinance to include a prohibition against cutting old trees, except in the rarest circumstances.

53.   Like new growth springing up where old trees fall, several ambitious magazines have joined the race to catch Yahoo! Internet Life.

54.   No one remembers who planted the magnificent old chestnut tree that shaded more than half of our yard back in Chicago.

55.   No lightning, no thunder, just a very old tree with shallow roots.

56.   Now Pakenham is on an even wider crusade to help raise consciousness about the need to preserve old trees through this book.

57.   Now you can enjoy a formally pruned yew and an old almond tree, planted, as was the wisteria, by Yoch.

58.   Old tree records are kept informally by researchers and others.

59.   Old trees have rougher bark.

60.   One tactic is to start planting vines and shrubs as soon as construction begins, or build the house close to really old trees.