in the end the most convenient, is to remove the branch, 

 first, lopping it off with an axe, and then sawing off the 

 stub, a foot or so above the point where the pruning 

 cut is to be made; then the final cut may be made clean 

 and neat, just where you want it. With large and heavy 

 branches there is the danger that it will break before 

 the sawing is finished, and strip the bark, making a very 

 serious wound. (See Fig. No. 3.) To prevent this, 

 make a cut on the under side of the limb; then saw it 

 off several inches beyond this, and remove the stub. - 

 (See Fig. No. 4.) 



Much has been written about protecting large prun- 

 ing wounds on trees. In cases where the center of the 

 limb removed has decayed, leaving a cavity, this should 

 be cleaned out thoroughly to sound wood, and lined with 

 coal tar; then filled with cement. Sound wooded wounds 

 over two or three inches in diameter should be covered 

 with lead paint, or with tree paint made for this purpose, 

 to within a half to three quarters of an inch of the cir- 

 cumference. This protects the center, which is the dan- 

 ger spot, and at the same time leaves clean bare wood for 

 the new bark which should eventually grow in and cover 

 the entire wound. 



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