, 1876-03-25
TREATMENT OF TREES,

To The Editor sf Tic fhttaJa Tribune:
Cu1cAuo, March 20.-Treea whether fruit 0,
SHADE. have their ena1nios and ailments, aud,
like nnimhls. require ut tinos = sort Of no0ios
caro- md treatment. It Was only tho other day
white passing along Walnut atreet, that noticed
man engaged in tlo con1tnendablo task Of doc
tortng sick treor-a maple upon whose body
tho raras!tio worm Ind left 50 many sores that
the poor treo was abnus to die. The tros-doctos
had provided himself With ma!fct a1lsl ono Or
two chiaols Of diffoteut szes, which ho HAillfully
used In cutting auav tho diaeaaol aud uormY
portions OF tho bsrlt anl wood, tho eptife
operation romtadlng me Of = Surgeon ongagod
frnrae, or dohtist o1cavatiug tooth propara-
tory 10 filling. a. sh slarp. penetrating chiyel
revealed whols nrsts Of pRtnstio worms, no
longer thought 1t strange that the shade-troea
lining tho atreots Of Chicago are dying 10 fast !;
and II Ia to oRve uhat romain thu! this srtiolo Ia
written.
Tho drought OF last summer drove many la
aec&a TO lay tioiz agga and barrow In tho bark Oi
trces, where they may now bo found iu astou-
ishinS numbers, ready for tic destructive lar
thousands Of trees vii! be- osteu mp mud Destroy
Cd, unlesa tho procaution, which T hore 1sco,n-
mend. OF cutting out tho boror, IL a. uuco
adopted. boforo ho hcgins hla deprodatlons.
Our troe-doctor recommends tho cutting auhY Of
every particle Of docayed aud Worny bark and
wood, and tho covering Of thie exposed portion
with wnx. oE soma preparation capable of TO-
sissing tho action Of the Noa.her. Any fruit
book will give tho Ingredients Of that compost
tton, Tbs new bark, having no doal wood or
hidden parasites to impodo It's growth, haatens
to covor up tho scar upon Its aurfaca. which oan
be etfoctualLy done tho first or aocond soanon !.
In England. Says my informant, who gained hiB
experience there, this method OF preserving tho
largely and generally rraotfced, and thero ns a
consequence OF this care snd culture, disehssd
fruit trces Ara tho exception rather than IA u thls
country, an,nst tho sule. And ho expressed his
surprise Ut tho vaat quantities of lefootivo and
worny fruit which is gathered from our now
product 10 seldom good. Tho prevailing iEuor-
anco and indifference OF Americans to the!F
trees explains Why 80 many oeuhArls aro 1yip,.
out, The encouragement Of birds is woll and
bars Of tho treo is carefully s1amlood and sur
Rlcaly treated. complete extermiD ation OF tree-
destroying tnsecta neod not bo expected.
No" ia just tue time, during these mild days,
before tho sap etarts and sho buds awoll, to doc-
t tos d'soassd tsess; Ono thing y certain .
troes ia Chicago do something soon to
stop tho rhysHsa OF lnaacts and grubs now
lodged In tho Dark Of the MAPLE etc. It will not
To long boforo most OF thetr trecs ssa Wlthosel
and dead. and must be roplaeed.
II oHners ot orchards throughout tho country
would only improve the mid leisure days OF
Nintor In inspecting and healing their trses,-
cutting away dlseasod portions. eic.,-thay would
lnauro themselves an Increased crop Of feuit. Of
quality which would command Rreatly-au-
hanood price in lhs market.
While On this top!o would suggest that thsu
is . worry appropriate year for tho planting
Of "centeulial &1eoa", aud, ii any
tAto dee!res to porpetuats AIs melaory la nature,
he can hardly do 70 moss happily than in plaut-
Ing fruit OF shade troo 10 which ho IL at lib.
srty to attach = lshel bearing aouo patriotic
legend, or Ut least tho natne with dato) OF tue
bonoyoteut planter. II the nian who adds hnt
blade OF gEass To sho common stock Of uattouai
wealth be bonafactor, how much moro tho ipdl-
vldual who dedlcates to public uae fruis-boar-
log or shade-glytpg tToo. Aapon.