. A treatise on pruning forest and ornamental isnecessary proper precautions, however, must be takento prevent the bark from being injured by the strap. Often young reserve trees otherwise desirable to pre-serve are unable, from the unfavorable conditions underwhich they have grown or on account of injuries re- 42 TREE PRUNING. ceived from falling trees, to support their own weight,and bend over to the ground. When possible suchtrees should be straightened and keptupright by the aid of a wire fastenedto a neighboring tree. When a wireis used for this purpose, it should befastened to a
. A treatise on pruning forest and ornamental isnecessary proper precautions, however, must be takento prevent the bark from being injured by the strap. Often young reserve trees otherwise desirable to pre-serve are unable, from the unfavorable conditions underwhich they have grown or on account of injuries re- 42 TREE PRUNING. ceived from falling trees, to support their own weight,and bend over to the ground. When possible suchtrees should be straightened and keptupright by the aid of a wire fastenedto a neighboring tree. When a wireis used for this purpose, it should befastened to a branch, and not to thetrunk which it might, by its cuttingand chafing, easily seriously injure. Should it be found impossible tostraighten (Fig. 38) the young tree,it must, unless cut back close to theground with the loss of several yearsgrowth, be shortened in at some dis-tance (A) above the bend caused bythe weight of the head; and above a branch C,which, -udiile furnishing the stump with sufficientsap, may be used as a withe to support in a ver-. Fig. 37. — Removal ofone of the leaders of aforked tree.
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