February, 1922 



BETTER FRUIT 



Page Nineteen 



Treatment of Injured 

 Trees 



{Continued -from page 10) 

 of the tree trunk, then lifting up the bark 

 from the wood at that point. Then the 

 scion can be easily inserted for the length 

 of the wedge. 



THE scion stick is then measured to fit 

 the distance of the wound to be 

 covered, and sharpened at the upper end 

 into a wedge. This wedge is then inserted 

 under the bark in a similar manner to the 

 insertion at the lower end. It is an excel- 

 lent plan to have the scion a little longer 

 than is necessary, so it will fit firmly in its 

 place. Finishing brads or small staples 

 should be used to tack the wedge portion 

 of the scion to the wood of the tree. 



Enough scions should be placed in this 

 way to cover the wound, taking care not to 

 insert them closer than two or three inches 

 from each other for fear of loosening the 

 bark around the tree. 



When the grafts have been all set, wax- 

 ing is the next operation. Liquid grafting 

 wax is usually used, and this can be made 

 according to the following formula: resin, 

 5 pounds, beeswax 1 pound, linseed oil 1 

 gill, finely powdered charcoal J4 pound. 

 The ingredients of this mixture should be 

 melted up together and stirred until well 

 mixed. Then it should be poured into 

 vessels well greased. The wax may be laid 

 aside when cold and melted up for use in 

 the field when needed. 



Pruning — When much of the bark has 

 been destroyed by the freeze it will be 

 necessary, as a rule, to prune the top of 

 the tree rather severely by cutting back and 

 thinning out branches. This will enable 

 the young grafts to carry up sufficient 

 moisture for the top of the tree. 



Wound Coverings — In times past it has 

 been a common practice to cover any 

 wounded surface on the tree with some 

 impervious material, such as lead paint, 

 asphaltum, grafting wax, etc. It has been 

 found by repeated experience that these 

 coverings are open to one very serious 

 objection. They all hold moisture under- 

 neath the covering, next to the wood. 

 At the same time they are not sufficiently 

 tight to prevent heart rot organisms from 

 gaining entrance under the covering. 

 Organisms of this sort thrive best in a 

 moist environment, and therefore do better 

 under these wound coverings than they 

 would if the wounds were left exposed to 

 the weather and allowed to keep com- 

 paratively dry. 



In recent years many experiments have 

 been tried with other materials with the 

 idea of finding something that would be 

 porous enough to allow moisture, to evap- 

 orate through the covering. The most 

 satisfactory material of this sort is a 

 Bordeaux paste, made by combination of 



copper sulfate with lime. This can be 

 made up at home, as follows: 



*"Bluestone Solution — Dissolve 1/4 

 pounds of bluestone (copper sulfate or blue 



vitriol) in one gallon of water in a wooden, 

 earthenware or glass vessel. This is best 

 done by suspending the chemical in a bag 

 of loosely woven cloth, or burlap, at the 



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