Canadian Forestry Magazine, October^ 1^20. 



449 



portant as in the case of pruning for the 

 production of fruit. It may be said in 

 general, that pruning should not be done 

 before midsummer. Leave all heavy 

 pruning till fall or winter. Early in the 

 growing season the sap is flowing freely 

 and results in needless loss to the tree. 

 Also this flow will often prevent any 

 dressing that is applied to the wound 

 from adhering properly. Light pruning 

 may be done when the foliage is on the 

 trees if it is for the purpose of shaping 

 the tree. The removal of dead boughs 

 is also best done when the tree is in leaf 

 as the dead branches are then more read- 

 ily detected. 



A third question often asked by tree 

 owners is in regard to fertilizing. Well 

 rotted straw manure is probably the best 

 fertilizer than can be used. It should 

 be spread thickly in the fall over the 

 whole area covered by the crown of the 

 tree and left there throughout the winter. 

 In the spring this should be well worked 

 into the soil. In the case of trees grown 

 on well kept lawns working in cannot 

 be done without injuring the sod; how- 

 ever, the mulching itself will be benefi- 

 cial if the manure is left until fairly late 

 in the spring to permit the rains to wash 

 some of it into the soil. B. R. Morton. 



We wonder if he will put out his camp 

 fire next time he is in the forest. 

 HE WILL! 



A Forest Tragedy 



B\' John D. Guthrie, in "American 

 Forestry." 



He left his camp fire burning to see if 

 the Lookout would pick it up. 



He did. 



He thought this would be a good test 

 to sec if the District Ranger was on the 

 jol). 



He was. 



He wondered if a fire would burn very 

 fast in the dry forest. 



It did. 



He thought he could get away before 

 the Ranger could catch u\i with him. 



1 le couldn't. 



He thought he could l)lurt' the judge at 

 his trial. 



He didn't. 



He wondered if the Judge would have 

 the nerve to sentence him to jail. 



Il€ did. 



A Family Friend 

 Mr. Fred Rogers, of Bristol, X.B., is 

 the proud owner of this stately elm tree. 

 Air. Rogers' grandfather when he settled 

 at Bristol over a hundred years ago 

 cherished and cared for this tree. In 

 later years his son to whom the farm 

 on which the tree stood was bequeathed, 



sold a portion of the farm and the tree 

 as well. However, ho soon rued tho'^^ile 

 of tin's time honored and stately tree and 

 bought back the elm and the ground fur 

 a radius of 25 feel abi)Ul its base which 

 he states he will retain pernianentK' in. 

 his faniih'. 



