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Show A Difcourfe of Foreft-Trecs, Chap.XXIX, Twigs and Spray; The Chizel for larger Armes, and fuch Armpit. tations as the Ax, and Bil cannot well operateupon. As much to be reprehendedare thofe whoeither begin this work at unieafon- able times, or fo maim the poor branches, that either out of azineffe, or want of skill, they leave moft of them féxbs, and inftead of cutting the Arms and Branches clofe to the boal 5 hack them off a foot or two from the bodyof the Tree, by which means they become hollow and rotten, and are asfo many Conduits to receivethe Rain and the Weather, which perithes them to the very AZatrix and Heart , deforming the whole Zree with manyugly botches 5 which fhortenits life, and utterly marre the Ti#ber : I knowSir . Platt tells us, the E/w fhould be fo /opp’d,buthe fays it not of his own Experience as 1 do, : : 7 3. Bythis Animadverfion alone it were eafie for an Ingenious man to underftand how Trees are to be govern’ds which is ina word, by cutting clean, /mooth, and clofe , making theftroke ap. ward, and with a fharp Bz’, {o as the weight of an uptra@able bough do not fplice , and carry the bark with it, which is both dangerous and unfightly. The Oak will fuffer it {elf to be made a Pollard, that is, to have its Head quite cut off; but the Ela fo treated, will perifh to the foot, and certainly become hollow at TRAN 4350W UE Jaft, if it {cape with Lfe. 4. The proper Seafon for this workis for old Trees earlier young /ater, asa little after the change in January or February, , for fome fay in December : Then fhave their locks, and cut their branch ytreffe Sévercly now, luxuriant boughs repreffe, =———-tuenre Sringe comas tune brachia tonde + ——Tune dewique dura Exerce Imperia, © ramos compefce fluestei s. Georg. 2 Butthis ought not to be too muchin young Frait -tres,after the once come to forma handfom head; in whic h period you thould but onely pare them over about March, to cover the frock the fooner, if the Tree be very choice : Tothe aged,this is plainly a renewing of their Youth, and an extraordin ary refrefhment, if takenin t#me,and that their Armes be not fuffer'd to grow too great and large : Befides, for Interlucation, exube rant branches, & iffe nemorum come, where the boughs grow too thick and are cumberfome, to let inthe Sun and 4ir, thisis of grea timportances and{o is the fedulous taking away of Suckers, Water - boughs, Fretters,@c. And for the benefit oftall Timber,the dueftripping up the branches, andrabbing of the buds to the heigh ts do totally forbear the Oak, efpecially you require : Yet fome if aged. obferving that they much exceed in growth fuchas are prun dsand in truth fuch Trees as we would leave for fhade,and ornament, fhouldbe feldom cut; but the bron{ée-wood cherith’d,and preferv’d as low towards the Ground as maybe,for a more vener able and folemafhade : and there fore I did much prefer the walk ofElms at branchy, intermingling their rever S.James's Parkas it lately grew: end trefles 5 before the prefent trimming them upfo high; efpecially, fince I fear,the remedy comes too Chap. XXIX, 4 Difcourfe of Forétt-Trees; toolate to fave their decay,if the ampu ons of fuch over-grown parts as have been cutoff, fhould not tati rath er accelerate it, by expoling their large and man y woundsto the injuries of the weat her, which will indanger the rotting of them applyd by Tar, or otherwile to prot , beyond all that can be ect them : Ido rather conceive their Infirmities to proceed from what has not long fince beenabated of their large fpreadin g Branches » to accommodate with the fall; as any one may conjectu re by the great impreflion which the wet has already made in thofe ing now multiplied, mult needs the foon incurable fcarrs, that beer impa having likewife infinitely fuffer'd x by manyd ir them; The roots ifturbances about them. In all events thisvValk might have enjo y’d its goodly Canopy with all their branchy furniturefor fome 4ges to come; fince ‘tis hardly ove, that firft they were planted : have providently, and nobly fupplied this But his Majeftie will defeg , by their fucceffors of Lime-trees, which will fooner acco mplith 5. Divers other precepts of this nature Icou their perfe@tion; ld here enumerate, had notthe great experience, faithful, and accurate defcription how this néceflary work is tobe perform'd, fet down by our Countryman honeft Lawj ox ( Orchard,cap. 11.) prev Inquifitive can fuggelt : Theparticulars are ented all that the moft ingenious,and highly material, that you will not be difpleasdtoforead them in his own ftyle. Gilases ( faith he ) by Rules any exper pruning, and lopping of Trees + Pet haveience Da content to a not any that J knom belcribed unto us ¢ evcept in Dark, and gene ral O20 ) what, o2 lobich ave thole fuperfiuoug boughs, tehich tue mutt take aivap;and. that fs the moftchtef, and mot neentui Point to be knownin lop: ping. nd we map well allure our felbes (asin all other Arts, fotuthis ) there is avantage ann Derterity by skill; pradice out of experience, tn the perfoxmance Hereo an habit bp é, fo2 the prafitof mankind :P ct do Jnot knowlet me {peak ft with patience of our cunntng Arborifts) any thing within the comp atie affairs fo neceftarp, and fo little tegarded s nat onelp of Humane in butalioin alt other Timber. trees, lubere, 02 whatlacver Orchards, . Now to our purpofe : ‘ é Dow manyForefts, and Woods, wherein pat hall have to2 ane lively thething Tree, four Chay fometines twenty four) ebil thiving, rotten and aping Crees, even lwhiles they live; and in feat of Crees, thoufands of bufhes and thrubs 2 what rottenuefie? mbat hollownefle? what nead arms? iwither’n tops 2 curtatl’D trunks ? what loans of Moffe > Roupin dying heanches Mall pou fee cverp where ? and g boughs? any thale thatin this fort are tna manner ali unpeofitable boughs , canker’d armes trooken, little and hoyt boals. gahat aninfinite number Buthes, Shaubs, anv Skrags of Hafels, Thornes , and other ot ut: Ploftable mood, which might 3 hought by dzefling to re l 2 teat, 13 |
