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8-Qrono. Weekly Times, Wednesday, July 30, 1986 "Arrive Alive" car wash in Orono LYONS DEN HAGEN* HARTZ Products PET and AQUATIC SUPPLIES We now handle Techn'Cal Dog Foods 20 kg $23. 00 Science Diet Low Ash Cat Foods WERE REAL Watch for Our Weekly Specials Club Discounts Visa and Master Cards PUSSYCATS WHEN rr CDMES TO MAKING A DEAL NEWCASTLE 987-5513 Last Sunday Christie Lomax and Kris Wood organized à local car wash in aid of the "Arrive Alive" program. The car wash was held at the parking lot at the Armstrong's IGA and although we do not have The Federation of Ontario Naturalists FON Conservation Centre, Moatfield Park 355 Lesmill Road, Don Mills, Ontario, M3B 2W8 Phone: (416) 444-8419 x R WATER AND WOODS, WILDLIFE By Mike Singleton How Not To Prune Trees Each year at this time, the saws come out. We hack and curse, flail and writhe, precariously perched atop ladders, trying our best to amputate amputate those malicious tree limbs which (overnight, mind you) appear right where they can assault our heads. Too often, lack of pruning knowledge lays the groundwork for the tree's premature demise.' Where trees are to be trimmed - like shade trees over lawns or specimen trees in the garden - it is vital that they be pruned properly. Limbs should not be left stubs. Many people leave stubs out of misplaced kindness, to avoid injuring injuring the trunk! The reality is that such stubs prevent healing and are the primary pathway for fungus into into the tree's heartwood. The natural slope traps and lead; rain water right to the tree's core, producing ultimately a rotten bowl, above which the whole tree may break off in a storm. In the wild, such rotting, hollows provide important habitat for raccoons, woodpeckers and cavity-nesting birds. But when the treetop will land on your house, or eliminate your only specimen tree, ; it's a different matter altogether. Start by cutting the limb off away from the trunk, producing a short stub. That way, if the limb gives before the cut is completely ' through, any tear in the bark won't injure the main trunk. If it's a large limb, you may have to make two cuts. Don't worry about minor nicks to the trunk; they'll quickly grow over. But be sure to provide a surface that sheds, rather than traps water. If the cut is larger than 2" in diameter, a coating with any commercial commercial pruning material will help shed water while the wound heals. Each spring, the tree will produce a cm-or-so ring of scar tissue, progressively progressively covering and sealing the wound. Such scar tissue won't grow out over stubs. Branches can be pruned back - either to lighten them or to cut off material hanging into gardens and lawns. But don't just chop them anywhere. Cut them back to within ■1 cm. of an offshoot branch. This nut only preserves form, as the side- branch becomes the new growth path; it also allows the wound to heal over quickly. But remember, there is no point in pruning a branch back to the ' that it is shaded by more than 4 te<* i -iayers, or to the point where its leaf surface is too small to feed the limb. If you do, the branch will simply die anyway, so you might as well cut it back to the trunk at the outset. Cared for, the trunks of most Ontario trees will live 50-300 years (depending on species), producing a continuous offering of leaves, insects-for-birds, shade and beauty that enhances our lives. Stubs on the trees around yobr , the final tally for the event, the price was right at $2.00 and at the time of taking the picture the group . were quite busy washing a number of cars. Willing to invest in waste management plan Enercan energy Service is willing to invest $7.8 million in the construction construction of a incineration plant in Port Hope using garbage as fuel. The plant would produce steam which could be used by local industries, industries, so states Roger Wilson, a supporter of energy-from-waste and as well Reeve of Hope Township. It has been reported that Eldorado Nuclear would purchase steam from such a plant. Roger Wilson further states that Port Hope council has as yet to take any action on the proposal. Such a plant has been estimated to pay $100,000 in taxes and employ 12 to 15 people. house? Cut them off. MOM'S KITCHEN Orono Downtown • 983-5310 EAT IN or TAKE OUT This. Week's Special HOT BEEF SANDWICH Served With - FRENCH FRIES & COLE SLAW $4.25 Offer flood until 6:00 p.m. August 12th Look for our Weekly Specials ■ > Mon. - Wed. (#30 a.m -t>:00 p.m. Thurs. 6:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sat. 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Fri. 6:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sunday : Closed