. A treatise on pruning forest and ornamental Fig. 29. — Method of preventinginjury from the fall of a heavybranch by cutting notches on thelower and upper -FVg^. 30. — Proper appearanceof a wound caused by the ampu-tation of a large branch. branch ; a second notch, B, should then be made onthe upper side of the branch, but further from thetrunk of the tree than the cut A. By adopting thismethod all danger, too, of injury to the trunk fromthe weight of the falling branch tearing away thebark will be avoided. The operation of amputating a branch will notbe complete, whatever met
. A treatise on pruning forest and ornamental Fig. 29. — Method of preventinginjury from the fall of a heavybranch by cutting notches on thelower and upper -FVg^. 30. — Proper appearanceof a wound caused by the ampu-tation of a large branch. branch ; a second notch, B, should then be made onthe upper side of the branch, but further from thetrunk of the tree than the cut A. By adopting thismethod all danger, too, of injury to the trunk fromthe weight of the falling branch tearing away thebark will be avoided. The operation of amputating a branch will notbe complete, whatever method is employed, untilthe wound is made perfectly smooth (Fig. 30). Thewoikman may do this with his hatchet used as aplane, the handle being held in one hand and thepoint of the blade in the other. Use of Coal-tar in Dressing Wounds. — All woundsmade on the tree in pruning should be covered witha coat of coal-tar applied with an ordinary paintersbrush. APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEM. 37 The importance of observing tlie directions whichhave been given, however trivial or unimportant theymay seem, will be apparent when it is understoodthat the entire success of the op
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