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D.’S TO TREES 
Showing the Process of 
Bringing a Sick Maple 
Round to Health 
Courtesy of Davcy Tree Expert Co. 
(1) It was a soft maple with an 
excellent top and dense foliage. 
Its location along the main 
driveway made it distinctly 
worth saving. To the un¬ 
trained eye it looked fairly 
healthy, but — 
(2) The little hole at the bot¬ 
tom of one side, of the trunk 
proved to be a serious decay. 
Excavated it was large enough 
to contain a man. Bracing 
rods were then put in 
(3) On the other side the exca¬ 
vation of the apparently harm¬ 
less seam in the trunk left 
nothing but a shell. The in¬ 
terior was so decayed that it 
was a marvel how the tree 
ever stood 
(4) Excavated, disinfected, wa¬ 
terproofed and given new 
ribs, the tree was ready for 
filling. Section by section the 
cement was set in, thus allow¬ 
ing for freedom of movement 
when the tree swayed 
(5) The other side was filled in 
the same manner and the case 
left to old Dr. Nature to heal 
over the scars. Although it 
will take several years, the 
bark will eventually cover the 
filling and the tree will appear 
as good as new 
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