. The care of trees in lawn, street and park, with a list of trees and shrubs for decorative use. Trees; Trees. Pruning for Balance 99 new fibrils may form in the natural direction. Bruised roots, if too much lacerated to promise read} healing, aie also better removed, since they may otherwise become starting points for rot. If they cannot be dispensed with without too much loss to the tree their treatment may fol- low the prescription for treat- ing wounds in general (see page 89). Next comes the trimming back of the head to balance ^'^ ''' -Pruning axe with the root system, keeping in mind i
. The care of trees in lawn, street and park, with a list of trees and shrubs for decorative use. Trees; Trees. Pruning for Balance 99 new fibrils may form in the natural direction. Bruised roots, if too much lacerated to promise read} healing, aie also better removed, since they may otherwise become starting points for rot. If they cannot be dispensed with without too much loss to the tree their treatment may fol- low the prescription for treat- ing wounds in general (see page 89). Next comes the trimming back of the head to balance ^'^ ''' -Pruning axe with the root system, keeping in mind in the choice of parts to be removed the height from the ground at which it is desired to start the crown. Injured or misshapen parts are, of course, the first to be subjected to the knife. Next a heading in of the tips of spindling branches may suffice, with due reference to desir- able shape of the crown. Finally, if this seems insufficient, whole branches may be entirely removed by cutting them out close to the stem. When it seems undesirable to use the knife, the balance may be attained by breaking out buds, and this is the preferable method, especially in conifers, as the knife is apt to spoil their form. If, in the planted tree, balance between the root system and crown system has been disturbed, as may be occasioned by the loss of roots through grading, the same operation of balancing the crown is needed, always keeping in mind that Fig 30 — Brush axe , .„ . i i . the tree will, unaided, restore the balance, but without reference to its appearance; hence it is desirable to anticipate the natural process. The need of pruning for balance when part of the root. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fernow, B. E. (Bernhard Eduard), 1851-1923. New York, H. Holt and company
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