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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



PLATE No. 2. REMOVAL OF LARGE LIMBS, SHOWING PROPER AND IMPROPER METHODS. 



Fig. 1. A heavy limb improperly cut, showing the stripping as the limb falls. Fig. 2. Remov- 

 ing a heavy limb; the first cut on the under side is to prevent stripping. Fig. 3. Re- 

 moving a heavy limb; the oval scar has been somewhat pointed with a gouge above and 

 below to facilitate healing. Fig. 4. Removing a heavy limb; the third cut to remove 

 the stub shown in fig. 5 has been completed. Fig. 5. Removing a heavy limb; the sec- 

 ond cut completed; the limb has fallen without any stripping. Fig. 6. Improperly cut 

 and untreated stubs. The bark of these stubs died mainly as a result of severing all the 

 food-producing organs (leaves) above; decay has entered the trunk from these stubs. 



timber preservation indicate that some 

 of the creosotes stand far ahead of all 

 other tested preparations in their power 

 to destroy and prevent the growth of 

 certain wood-destroying fungi and that 

 ordinary creosote, although it does not 

 head the list, is far better than other 



preparations except some of the less 

 known and less available creosotes. 

 Furthermore, creosote penetrates the 

 wood better than a watery antiseptic. 

 In using commercial creosote, it can be 

 applied with an ordinary paint brush 

 over every part of the exposed wood. 



