Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-18

canker producing fungi can make en-
trance. Hence they should be removed
% soon as possible. Injured limbs
should be Ont back to healthy wood.
Do not leave stubs-they never heal
over. Make the cut - close to hsalthy
side branch - possible with the idea
that % It grows this branch will swing
In and serve 20 leader.
Some protecting coat 10 generally REQ
commended for wounds made IN prun-
ing but certain experiments made In
New York indicate that this 10 not
usually necessary and may be Injurious.
Pure white lead and boiled oil are
usually recommended, although some
prefer coating With ordinary sbellac.
The latter has to be renewed frequently,
but It was found In the New York ex-
perimsnts that It never Injuries the bark
at the edge OF the wound. Paints. other
than pure white lead and linseed oil,
should not be used % bad bark injury
has resulted from the application Of
them.
By NO means have al varieties Of
Maine grown apples shown winter In
jury this year. To illustrate-two na-
tive Seeding trees In Orono were badly
injured In 1906-07 and again last winter.
A few years ago they were partially top.
worked to McIntosh. The young limbs
from the Mcintosh cfons are apparently
In 1908 on BaldwIns, Spys,
Greetings, Starks and Ben Davis were
most frequently reported injured.
While no accurate data are at hand 1t /,
evident that this year, Is was the case II
years ago, the Baldwin variety has suf-
fered most.
oRNAMENTALs.
Owners of ornamental shrubs and
tender varieties of trees may expect to
experience much the came troubles "a
the orchsrdists this season. While the
loss of such plants. either partially or
entirely is not minimizsd, there is no
reason for assuming that some destruc-
tive, contagious, parasitic trouble has
made Ito appearance. Spraying is not
Q preventive of troubles of this kind.
All that Can be done now is to remove
the dead wood ss fast as seen and reset
the plants where necessary.
PINES.
In 1905 OF winter injury. Of pines was
80 severe and 80 widespread and com
mon that attention was generally at
tracted to It. To lesser degree spruces
frs and other conifers we're affected.
The injury to pine was the cause OF
much speculation and concern. Various
theories were advanced "a to the cause
and in certain quarters 1t was predicted
that the pine lumber industry of Maine
was about to be ruined by some new
and obscure disease. As matter OF
fact, except for some of the smaller and
more severely affected trees, the injury
was relatively slight and soon disappear.
ed. This year It 10 appearing again and
IL quite naturally confused with white
pine blister rust. The following differ
ences distinguish winter injury from
white pine blister rust. Winter injury
on pines is usually confined to the tips
Of the smaller branches where the tufts
of needles turn brown and fall early in
the season. White pine blister rust
causes the death of whole branches or
trees and starts on the branch or trunk
flrst. With white pine blister rust por-
tions of the bark on the main trunk or
limb are killed or injured or are sb-
normal In appearance, and frequently
there is aswelling of the trunk or branch
at this place. Early in the season, as
early as April, yellow blisters appear on
the diseased bark which break open and
scatter an orange colored powder
Chas. D. Woods, Director.