PROTECTING THE TREES FROM INJURY
Protecting the Trees from Injury FOES which threaten the life and health of our trees are many. There is the man with the saw, the man with the shovel, the man with bricks seeking a place to pile...
...At least do not cut it down until you are sure that your fellow townsmen would rather lose the tree than go around it...
...360, issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture in March, 1909, there is an article on "Shaile Trees, Their Care and Protection," compiled from Bulletin No...
...When a beautiful tree stands in the way of a new sidewalk, build the walk around the tree...
...When a horse bites a tree or the bark is otherwise injured, smooth the ragged edges of the bark and cover the entire injured area with paint or tar...
...When there are seams or cracks in a tree which are likely to be filled with ice in winter and enlarged, employ a good tree surgeon and have the cavity filled...
...do not cut it down...
...Perhaps public opinion will be on your side and the branches may be saved...
...There are the cement walks and the asphalt pavements which cut off air and water...
...When land is to be graded down, leave or build a mound about the tree in order that the roots may not be exposed...
...When some one wants to attack a guy wire or rope, make him get a number of small boards and put them against the tree parallel to its axis, thus bringing the pressure of the wire upon the board instead of upon the bark...
...When a house-mover wants to cut off the branches, get out an injunction and delay the destruction...
...In Farmers Bulletin No...
...Be sure the tree does not outgrow the guard and get squeezed...
...256 of the New York Cornell Station, and Massachusetts Station bulletin, No...
...From this bulletin, we take a few illustrations and timely suggestions: When the tree is young and tender, protect it from horses and vehicles by a wire guard...
...There is the horse with an appetite for bark and the wagon with its sharp edged wheels...
...When the level of the ground is to be raised, make a well of stone around the tree to keep the soil from the bark...
...Get a hitching post...
...There is the man with the saw, the man with the shovel, the man with bricks seeking a place to pile them up, or with a lope or a wire, seeking a place to tie it...
...When asphalt roads or cement walks seems likely to smother the roots of the tree, ventilate the soil by means of an iron grating...
Vol. 1 • July 1909 • No. 30
