Moss On Fruit Trees

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 23, 5 August 1886, Page 4

Moss On Fruit Trees

The di^erent parasites which grow 9.1 d flourish upon fruit trees are not only detruiieirfaito the health of trees \i .t are a^reat drawback towards 6bt«ij ing good crops of fruit. ; Messahd liuhons grow Vjary freely on a, good number ci fruit trees. These stop up the pore^l ■ 1 6kti^ing a considerable amount BruVnWliie'f every season, 'giving also splendid ct)ver for the difEereut iusQafci:p^te^ to , harbour: t»] ; anil propagate ti^ejuselyes. ; Imniediately after thftewj^ler^or rest pruuing ha. taken placej all trees infested by auosses -should receive a thorough overhaul;' irJ QPitSf'nibsß'' growing on the trunk ail*c»niain -branches should be Bcraped o,ff witbra pieoe , pf ho,op-iron, taking &f^n^ to cut inio the bark ; Af terwardsjgive all tire linibs a go«id wash wijtjr. » ; ,thick mixture ojE Hnae. and w«ter4^wo}Byringe..small .bra-a- ;- -ches aud^^ngg^with limci-^ate,r, afterwards d^p^^emjwip dry' K%e. Th« above treatment will not only get rid of the mossf but will" also fce'tlie means of „dftßtrpymg n thelarvße of a ; large nuna,terpf inßept». : Xam© *s the cheapesiji^i| ! «i [ 6st effectual; method of; killing ali; mo'sa : or fungoid growth ;■ besides, jr^7waa^e;dns^t|mrisß,7it" roots, andmost soilsaredeficientof lime^