. The care of trees, in lawn, street and park [microform] : with a list of trees and shrubs for decorative use. Trees; Jardins; Arbres; Landscape gardening. 1- I. go General Care of Trees summer the leaves are also a hindrance to the work, and, besides, a certain amount of food in leaves and young parts .^1 be lost to the tree, endangering the hfe of a propor- tionate number of rootlets, or at least -"^^^^^ >;/^"^- ing the reserve stores. Light tnmmmg, howexcr, may usuallv be done in summer with impunity. For pruning into live parts it is better to wait until the foUage has wither
. The care of trees, in lawn, street and park [microform] : with a list of trees and shrubs for decorative use. Trees; Jardins; Arbres; Landscape gardening. 1- I. go General Care of Trees summer the leaves are also a hindrance to the work, and, besides, a certain amount of food in leaves and young parts .^1 be lost to the tree, endangering the hfe of a propor- tionate number of rootlets, or at least -"^^^^^ >;/^"^- ing the reserve stores. Light tnmmmg, howexcr, may usuallv be done in summer with impunity. For pruning into live parts it is better to wait until the foUage has withered, when the focxi contents of the leaves ^ have been withdrawn into the trunk and become available for the unfolding of the next year's buds. The cold winter makes prun- ing an uncomfortable operation. Fig. 20. — English shears. ^^^ ^^^ resuUs are therefore hazardous and less efficient. It is, in addition, phy^ologically undesirable, except on mild days, as, owing to the uneven expansion of bark and wood under the influence of frost, the wood is apt to shrink away from the bark, and a consider- able portion of the cambium may be kiUed, rendering the healing process more difficult. For the choice of early spring (March or April) it is said that then the healing process of the wounds sets in at once, or at least sooner than when made in the fall, and the dan- ger of fungus infection is reduced. ' But as a matter of fact it is generally believed that the season has not any appreciable influence on the healmg of the wound, provided the pruning is properly done, which means also proper protection of the wound. .Large wounds especiallv are best made in fall or early winter (October. November, and December in the Northern States) rather than in spring. In winter the bark adheres firmly and the wood is dry so that the paint or tar can be more reauih. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloratio
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