230 PRACTICAL TREE REPAIR 



planned by the architect will have on the trees, 

 and he will usually be able to suggest modifications 

 in the plans in order to make them conform to 

 the needs of the trees. If any of the trees have 

 to be taken out he will mark those which are least 

 valuable and least likely to survive under the new 

 conditions. He will suggest the way in which the 

 trunks of the trees are to be protected during 

 building operations, and he will indicate the way 

 in which limbs and roots must be removed, if that 

 proves necessary. In addition, it need hardly be 

 said, he will make very valuable suggestions as to 

 the fertilizing, pruning, and spraying of the trees. 

 The ideal way is of course to employ a landscape 

 architect. He will not forget the needs of the 

 trees while he is making the grounds convenient 

 and beautiful. 



If the building is to be done by day labor the 

 owner should see to it that, before a team goes on 

 the lot, the trunks and roots of the trees are pro- 

 tected by stakes or rough board guards. It must 

 be made the duty of the foreman to see to it that 

 none of his men, nor any of the other workmen or 

 drivers who come to the place, in any way damage 

 the trees. If the work is being done by contract, 

 a brief provision should be included in the con- 

 tract, specifying that the trees be protected and 

 that no large limbs or roots be removed without 

 the approval of the owner's expert adviser. 



