. Principles of American forestry . Forests and forestry. FiG. 53.—Section of trunk of sun- scalded Basswood, showing dead bark and amount of wood de- cayed. The top and roots of the tree from which this sec- tion was cut were perfectly healthy at the time when the trunk broke off at the sun- scald. Fig. 52.—Trunk of Soft Maple badly sun-scalded. cause the rays of the sun strike the trunk more nearly perpendicular. Broken Branches and Decay. Large wounds are sometimes formed by the breaking down of a branch, or by decay, which may have started in a wound made by pruning. In such cases the brok
. Principles of American forestry . Forests and forestry. FiG. 53.—Section of trunk of sun- scalded Basswood, showing dead bark and amount of wood de- cayed. The top and roots of the tree from which this sec- tion was cut were perfectly healthy at the time when the trunk broke off at the sun- scald. Fig. 52.—Trunk of Soft Maple badly sun-scalded. cause the rays of the sun strike the trunk more nearly perpendicular. Broken Branches and Decay. Large wounds are sometimes formed by the breaking down of a branch, or by decay, which may have started in a wound made by pruning. In such cases the broken and decayed wood should be cleared away, and the exposed surfaces treated. 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 Green, Samuel B. (Samuel Bowdlear), 1859-1910. New York, J. Wiley & Sons
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