INJURIES. 



PREVENT A SPLIT OR 

 MEND A SPLIT BY CHAIN 

 & BOLTS, NOT BY A BAND. 

 SEC I. 



STUB 

 TOO LONG 

 FOR HEAL- 

 THY 



HEALING 

 AND DECAt 

 WORKS 

 INWARD. 



ALONG STUB LEFT. 

 DECAY HAS SET IN 

 & If NOT TREATED 

 AS AT M WILL 



DESTROY THC MAIN 

 LIHB. 



A PRUNING 

 WOUND MADE 

 AS B OR E 

 HEALING PER 

 fECTLY. 



A SOLID BAA WITH 

 NUTS WILL HOLD A 

 WEAKENED CROTCH 

 THOUGH, IN A BIG TREE 

 NOT SO WELL AS A 

 CHAIN . SEE A. . 



WHEN A LIMB IS 

 REMOVED AND THERE 

 IS SLIGHT DECAY. CLEAN 

 OUT THE WOUND ft TAR 

 BUT DO NOT FILL IT. 



BAND. THE TREE 



CHOKED. SEEA&D 



TREAT A BRUISE AS 

 H BY CUTTING OUT 

 INJURED TISSUE, 

 LEAVING SURFACE ft 

 EDGES SMOOTH. TAR 

 BUT DO NOT TILL. 



OR BRUISE TO BE 



A, LARGE CAVITY 

 PROPERLY FILLED 

 WITH CONCRETE. 



Fig. 11 The Right and Wrong of Tree Doctoring. 



If the cavity cannot be drained, if it is unsightly, or if the tree 

 needs support, a concrete filling may be placed. Before doing this 

 any but a pocket cavity should be shaped so that moisture will drain 

 from it, and set with nails or wires to hold the concrete in place. 



In many cases it is advisable simply to clean the cavity, and, 



