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need constant attention to keep them looking neat. Eventually, they outgrow their location, with severe pruning necessary to keep them in bounds, resulting in a misshapen plant with no natural, characteristic shape. Generally trees that grow quickly, die more quickly and drop branches easier. You may need to replace them much sooner or more often that slower growing varieties. Fast-growing trees may have brittle wood that is susceptible to breakage, may have more frequent disease and insect injury, and may be less hardy than longer-lived species. ,

Dr. Diane Relf is a horticulture specialist with Virginia Cooperative Extension and is a member of (he faculty of Virginia Tech.

Gift Idea for Dad

Looking for something other than a tie for Dad this Father’s Day? This year, why not give him something that will get him out of the house. The American Lung Association of Virginia’s offers the 1996 Golf Privilege Card. With it, Dad can play free or discounted rounds of golf at more than 250 golf courses throughout Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

The cost is $40, and the Lung Association makes it easy.

For more information, call 1 -800LUNG-USA.

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