. The care of trees in lawn, street and park. With a list of trees and shrubs for decorative use. Trees; Trees. 112 General Care of Trees practically be untenable, there are nevertheless many cases of neglect where a skilful surgeon can at least improve matters. All stumps left from improper pruning or from breakages of branches should, of course, be removed, and the newly made wounds, as well as neglected old branch wounds, j^rop- erly treated. If the rot has penetrated into the trunk, it is well to gouge out as much rotten wood as possible, then apply an antiseptic, such as the Bordeaux mixt
. The care of trees in lawn, street and park. With a list of trees and shrubs for decorative use. Trees; Trees. 112 General Care of Trees practically be untenable, there are nevertheless many cases of neglect where a skilful surgeon can at least improve matters. All stumps left from improper pruning or from breakages of branches should, of course, be removed, and the newly made wounds, as well as neglected old branch wounds, j^rop- erly treated. If the rot has penetrated into the trunk, it is well to gouge out as much rotten wood as possible, then apply an antiseptic, such as the Bordeaux mixture or per- N haps carbolineum (a mixture of heavy coal-tar oils), which especially if applied hot, will not only kill the fungus my- celium for some distance, but also exclude air and new infection. Then cover with a heavy coat of paint or tar. If the cavity is large, plug up with wood and paint, or fill up with rubble and cement, or with cement alone. In this way the trunk of a stately oak, per- haps a thousand years old, which had been hollowed out by decay, was restored to stability, the cavity being built up with brick and cement, and the color and fissures of the bark were successfully imi- tated. Mutilations of the trunk or bole are treated in a manner similar to that prescribed for neglected branch wounds. In these cases, if no healthy and regular callus formation has begun, the wound should be trimmed back on its mar-. FiG. 43. — Branch holes and their treatment. To the right a plugged branch hole satisfac- torily healed; to the left, a similiar hole untreated, giving entrance to 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 Holt
Size: 1291px × 1936px
Photo credit: © Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorfernowbe, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookyear1910
