Method of Freeing Apple Trees from Moss

[ Method of Freeing Apple Trees from Moss ]

Date: 1791/11/05

Publication Format
Print

Type
Agriculture

Ingredients
lime

Places
Nova Scotia

Source: Nova Scotia Magazine
Institution: Nova Scotia Archives | Source Origin: Nova Scotia Newspapers on Microfilm | Reference: Microfilm Reels 8062, 8063

Description

Isntructions for using lime to rid apple trees of moss and decaying bark. nn. 689. Microfilm Reel 8063.


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METHOD OF FREEING APPLE TREES FROM MOSS.
THIS method consists in daubing over
the trunk, and all the large branches
of the tree, when the sap begins to rise, 
with a large brush dipped in whiting made
__
of lime, pretty thick; the moss, and all
the rotten bark will soon after drop off, 
and be replaced by a new bark entirely
smooth.