all of elbert peets practical tree repair can be read for free at the internet archive .
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGB
I A Program for Saving the Trees . . ...II The Tree's Structxjre and Manner Growth lo ...III Wounds and Their Treatment ... 2 ...IV Boring Insects and Their Control . . 52 ...V Rot-Fungi and Their Work .... 7 ...VI The Value and Function of Filling Trees 8 ...VII The Filung of Cavities — ^Materials AND Tools 102 ...VIII General Method of Filling Cavities . 11 ...IX The Various Types of Cavities . . .159 ...X The Treatment of Cavities Without Filling 177 ...XI Bracing 19 ...XII The Prevention of Wounds and Cavities 21 ...XIII The Trade of Tree Repair .... 233 ...XIV Notes on the Various Species . . . 239 Bibliography 263 ...Excavating a large cavity " Frontispiece ...vAonro Decayed maple before and after excavation ... 4 The same tree reinforced with rods and wire and filled with concrete 16
Excerpt From: Peets, Elbert, 1886- [from old catalog]. “Practical tree repair; the physical repair of trees.” New York, McBride, Nast & company, 1913. iBooks.
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a brick filled cavity in a horse chestnut on the grounds of mount pleasant cemetary .
elbert peets writes of insects and funghi the two causes of plant decay, their remedies and the tools needed to repair the damage they cause .
the last chapter guides the reader in the finer art of preventative maintenance , so one dosnt ever or rarely need to scaffold a tree to keep it falling over or pull out the bricks and mortar to fill rotten cavities .
we don't garden with this much care today , we need more bricked up trees .
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