. Directions for the Planting and Care of Street Trees. atleast six feet high, not embracing it too closely and notchafing it when the wind blows. The tree should be guarded against borers, which maybe recognized by little holes in the trunk, at the openingsof which sawdust appears. They are most common fromApril to November. The trunk and branches should be cleared of cocoons,egg masses, larvae, caterpillars, beetles, scale, etc. The tree should be pruned of dead wood hy an expert,supplied by the Commission. Careless or ignorant prun-ing puts a tree back for years and may injure it so thatit
. Directions for the Planting and Care of Street Trees. atleast six feet high, not embracing it too closely and notchafing it when the wind blows. The tree should be guarded against borers, which maybe recognized by little holes in the trunk, at the openingsof which sawdust appears. They are most common fromApril to November. The trunk and branches should be cleared of cocoons,egg masses, larvae, caterpillars, beetles, scale, etc. The tree should be pruned of dead wood hy an expert,supplied by the Commission. Careless or ignorant prun-ing puts a tree back for years and may injure it so thatit will never recover its health. The tree should stand straight and erect (perpendicu-lar), and this should, of course, be looked after mostcarefully while it is young. If there are scars or cavities,these should be cleansed and painted or filled with cementto prevent decay. The tree should remain green and in full leaf to themiddle of October. Additional nourishment supplied to the tree by diggingin wood ashes, ground bone or well rotted manure will mp. 13 add to its chances of life and will hasten its growth. Thisshould be done, however, after consultation with an in-spector. If wires or gas leaks or other injurious agencies seemto be interfering with the health of a tree, the Commissionshould be notified.* To Contractors, Builders and Members of Building,Paving, Plumbing and other Trades. As the practice of piling or placing materials againsttrees or on or in the open spaces around them is harmfulto the trees and may result in their death, attention is di-rected to the following extracts from the Regulations adop-ted by the Commissioners and approved by Councils: No person shall climb upon, cut, break, bark or other-wise injure or disturb any tree, tree-guard or supportthereof on any highway in the City without authorityfrom said Commissioners. ISTo person shall attach any guy-rope, cable, wire orother fixture to any tree, tree-guard or support thereofon any highway in the Cit
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