TREE WOUNDS AND 

 DISEASES 



CHAPTER I 



THE MANAGEMENT OF DECAYING TREES 



WHEN the value of old trees in an ornamental 

 or utilitarian sense is taken into account, it is 

 remarkable what a small amount of attention 

 they receive when subjected to accident or 

 disease. In the great majority of cases, injury 

 to root, stem, or branch is the direct cause of 

 decay, and this is particularly the case with 

 old trees, the generally enfeebled condition of 

 which greatly facilitates the spread of disease. 



Branches that have been broken over by 

 the wind are undoubtedly the main cause of 

 decay, though injuries to the root or stem, as 

 by frost, lightning, timber haulage, or other 

 accidents, are fertile means of bringing about 

 a diseased and unhealthy condition of the 



