. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Canadian Forestry Jourmd, July, 1U13 119 very sliarp knife. The eleaner and smoother this eilufe is etit tiie more rajiitlly will it heal. Imiiieiliatcly this is (.lone eover with shellae the freshly cut margin. Many minntes shonkl not be ailowetl to t' bt'twecn the eut- ting and the shellaeing for the full benefit of this treatment will not be derived if tiie surface is not visibly moist with sap. This slu'llaciii'; pre- vents the eambium layer or living; tis- sue immediately under the bark from drying out and tiiu


. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Canadian Forestry Jourmd, July, 1U13 119 very sliarp knife. The eleaner and smoother this eilufe is etit tiie more rajiitlly will it heal. Imiiieiliatcly this is (.lone eover with shellae the freshly cut margin. Many minntes shonkl not be ailowetl to t' bt'twecn the eut- ting and the shellaeing for the full benefit of this treatment will not be derived if tiie surface is not visibly moist with sap. This slu'llaciii'; pre- vents the eambium layer or living; tis- sue immediately under the bark from drying out and tiius the bark itself is prevented from drying baek for any distance from the margin of the wound. This treatment ai)i)lies to the border of all wounds whether caused by the removal of limbs or the re- moval of decav. After the margin has been .shellaced surface of tin* wound should be paint* (1 with urdinar\- commereial creosote. i)eing sure to cover every portion of the exposed wood. This Mill act as a i) Then give till- whole a coat of coal tar to make it waterproof. If desired the creosote and coal tar nmy be mixed before ap- plying f i;{ creosote). The interior of all cavities must also be thoroughly painted with ci-eosote and tar. Ji()l(i)i(/ till Tnoik. Before filling with cement, in the ease of trees with very large cavities in the truidv. it may be necessary to run one or more iron bolts through them in order that tlicv mav be. f^^*t. M*. ^ liowiiig well finished job of tree repair- ing. Note the ce- ment sections in the base which is also bolted. Ce- ment repairs may also be seen in the upjier i>art of the tree. Photo taken on an Ottawa street. ^. 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 Canadian Forestry Association. [Ottawa] : Canadian Forestry Association


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