1.   Harsh fortresses of prickly pears and shard grass and dead branches block off all escape.

2.   They started to hack off the dead branches.

3.   The dead branch came loose after a few jerks.

4.   Herons plodded the shores, kingfishers and cuckoos clattered from sunlight to shade, great turkeylike birds fussed in dead branches, and hawks hung overhead.

5.   Another potentially explosive habitat type is a heavily wooded slope below a ridge, where the forest floor has a long-term buildup of pine needles and dead branches.

6.   As he labors to clear dead branches from trees, he seems almost a part of the landscape.

7.   Besides some parasites and dead branches, scientists consider the tree to be in fairly good health, although under a lot of stress.

8.   Also trim branches that may interfere with power lines and dead branches that could snap in a storm.

9.   Clean up perennials by cutting off dead branches and brown foliage.

10.   Finding dead branches and split bark on your gardenias?