"When your trees need 
the Tree Surgeon" 
Here is a book that will be of vital interest to every gardener, superintendent of estate, and tree 
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Profuselv illustrated with a very fine series of photographs, it takes up the major troubles of trees and 
explains them clearly and explicitly. 
A partial list of subjects discussed 
Hidden Decay and How to Determine Its Presence. 
The Fatal Y-shaped Crotch and the Remedy. 
Fungus — what causes it; why it is fatal to tree life, and 
how to arrest its destructive effects. 
How to Determine When a Tree Is Dying of Hunger 
or Thirst. 
The Dangerous Practice of Using Climbing Spurs on 
Trees. 
The Importance of Correct Tree Pruning. 
The Right and Wrong Way to Clean and Fill a Cavity. 
Scientific Bracing of Weak or Splitting Crotches. 
The Ugly Skyline Effect, and How to Beautify It. 
Vistas Properly Made. 
John Doe. the "Tree Doctor." 
"Tree Butchery" vs. Tree Surgery. 
Dangerous and Incipient Tree Troubles Which Are 
Apparent Only to the Experienced Tree Surgeon. 
In addition to describing in full the common and most 
apparent symptoms of tree disorders, it tells you about 
the wonderful work which the Davey Tree Surgeons are 
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mented and refined by the massed experience *" 
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book "When Your 
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