58 THE TREE DOCTOR 



Photo 48 

 The work Completed. 



work that has been done in such a way that no moisture can pos- 

 sibly get behind the cement. If water is allowed to get in, it 

 would be ten to one better not to have "filled ;" for the decay is 

 intensified tenfold by having the moisture shut in and the air 

 excluded. Photo 48 is the same subject as 47. No two teams 

 of horses could pull the material out. This tree is on Mr. Wm. 

 Rockefeller's estate, Tarrytown, N. Y. The trouble was caused 

 by a large branch blowing off. How very important it is to 

 "prevent" those "crotched" branches from splitting and causing 

 such mischief and expense. Remember the "stitch in time." 

 The tree, shown in four consecutive stages, is situated in 

 the rear of the school house, Sewickley, Pa. It was ordered re- 

 paired by the borough School Board, and cost about sixty dol- 

 lars. It was described a year ago in print as "The Maple and 

 the Man." It may live for hundreds of years. It took some 

 three tons of material to fill the large cavity. Photo 50 shows 

 what a beautiful specimen it is. 



