INJURIES. 



PREVENT A SPLIT OR 

 MEND A SPLIT BY CHAIN 

 a BOLTS. NOT BY A BAND. 



sec 



A DECAYED BRANCH 

 AS C. CUT OFF & 



THE CAVITY CLEANED 

 FILLED. 



A LONG STUB LEFT. 

 DECAY HAS SET IN 

 IFNOT TREATED 

 AS AT M WILL 

 BESTROT THC MAIN 

 LIPIB. 



A WOUND FiLLEO 

 UNNECESSARILY, 

 TREATMENT AS 

 E OR K WOULD 

 BE BETTER. 



NEVER MEND A 

 SPLIT WITH A 

 BAND, THE TREE 

 WILL SOON DC 

 CHOKED, SEEA&D 



A SOLID BAR WITH 

 NUTS WILL HOLD A 

 WEAKENED CROTCH 

 THOUCH, 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 & TAR 

 BUT DO NOT FILL IT. 



TREAT A BRUISE AS 

 H BY CUTTING OUT 

 INJURED TISSUE. 

 LEAVING SURFACE ft 

 EDGES SMOOTH. TAR 

 BUT DO NOT TILL. 



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 dram 

 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, 



