A New Tree Guard.
Mr. F. A. Franklin, C. E,, of Wollongong has designed a novel and simple tree guard, to take the place of the cumbersome and expensive wooden fence It is made as follows A circle of bricks (on the flat) is laid round the tree at a distance of about three feet, a space of four inches being allowed to intervene between each bride. Two rows of bricks on edge should then be laid, followed by another flat. This arrangement should be kept up alternately till the guard has reached the re quired height. Each brick should bo whitewashed before being laid, in order to improve the appearance of the guard. It is claimed that the brick guard described is a great preventative of damage from frost, as the bricks absorb a great amount of heat during the day, which is thrown off during the cooler hours of the night. Due tiling is certain, its economy ; an ordinary tree guard easts somewhere near Til, but with bricks one can be made for abont 10s.—Town and Country Journal.
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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1682, 30 March 1885, Page 3
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