PRACTICAL TREE REPAIR 



CHAPTER I 

 A PROGRAM FOR SAVING THE TREES 



THE welfare of trees is now a subject of 

 universal interest. Our cities are grow- 

 ing so big that it is not so easy as it once was to 

 get out into the woods, and every bit of green is 

 a relief from the glare of the city pavements. 

 Around the city, too, suburbs are reaching out 

 into the country, greatly increasing the value of 

 the land, and in even greater proportion, the value 

 of the trees standing on the land. The spreading 

 meadow oak which ten years ago shaded the farm- 

 er's cows and escaped his ax only because its hollow 

 bole gave little promise of fuel, has now become 

 the priceless glory of some surburban garden. 

 The old " maple bush " is now a well-kept park. 

 But the trees have not been treated with the 

 consideration justified by their increased value. 

 Their fellows have been cut away, exposing them 

 suddenly to wind and sun. Their roots have been 



