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Winter and early spring are ideal
times for pruning trees to remove
dead or damaged wood because
the branching patterns are seen
more easily than at other times of
the year. And storms often cause
tred limbs to break, making their
removal necessary.
Limbs already down are easy to
round up and cart off to the dump.
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“Mothers warn children about
the dangers of stepping on a rusty
nail. Adults should recall mother’s
warning, too. Without the right
immunization, people can get a
hazardous tetanus infection from
such an said Neil Lesit
sky, MD. president of the
4,d(X)-member Pennsylvania Aca
demy of Family Physicians
(PAFP).
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HERS H E Y ,
(Dauphin Co.) Story
teller Janice Henry
weaves the experiences
and memories of women
who have worked in the
Hershey chocolate fac
tory from as early as
1919 into a thoroughly
enjoyable performance
which premiers at the
Hershey Museum on
March 12,1995 at 2 p.m.
Through the words
and stories of workers
whom Janice interviewed
emerges a wonderfully
graphic picture of life in
the chocolate factory
from the early days of its
existence through to the
present. The stories are
related to the audience
through the words of a
fictional 14 year-old
chocolate worker.
Through her voice,
the collective memories
of many actual women
workers are told. “You
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for your life to be histo
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premise of the Hershey
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The program is free
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citizens.) A special half
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Expert Says It’s Time To Prune
And utility companies will help
remove downed limbs, especially
in the roads where they can pose a
safety threat. But tom limbs still
hanging on trees need to be cut
correctly to ensure the continued
health of the trees.
“Torn limbs should be cut as
soon as possible after the damage
has occurred to prevent further
injury to trees from insects, dis
Watch For Tetanus
‘Tetanus results when bacteria
enter a wound or injury. Then the
bacteria form a poison which can
cause powerful, painful and po
tentially fatal muscle spasms,”
said Lesitsky. Tetanus is called
“lock jaw” because infected pa
tients often can’t use their muscles
to open their mouths or to swal
low.
‘Tetanus and teen-agers com
prise the vast majority of tetanus
from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
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eases or the weight of the limbs,”
said Ray Bosmans, horticulturist
at the Home and Garden Informa
tion Center of the Cooperative
Extension Service —University of
Maryland at College Park.
Three cuts need to be made to
properly prune limbs with a diam
eter of two inches or more. The
first is an undercut made to pre
vent the bark from ripping. Then
victims because they aren’t im
munized or don’t receive booster
shots. Even if you had all of your
childhood tetanus vaccinations,
you still need to be reimmunized
every 10 years to maintain protec
tion,’’ Lesitsky said.
The shot may be covered under
your health insurance policy. State
law (Act 35 of 1992) requires
many insurers to cover tetanus im
munizations for children under
age 21 and, in some cases, older
dependents.
‘Talk to your physician about
tetanus immunization. If you are
ill or had a reaction to a previous
immunization, your doctor may
not recommend a tetanus shot
right now. Report any reaction to
the vaccination (beyond the nor
mal redness or soreness at the vac
cination site, the thigh) to your
an overcut is executed to remove
the limb entirely. This cut is
beyond the first cut to remove the
weight. A last cut is used to
remove the stub. This last cut
needs to be close to but not into
the branch collar, a visible ring
of tissue or bark that is close to
where the branch attaches to the
tree. Cutting close to the collar,
but not removing it. provides for
doctor, too,” said Lesitsky. “Keep
a record of your immunization
it’s especially important if you are
injured in an accident to know
when you had your last tetanus
shot.”
Although there now are less
than SO cases of tetanus reported
in the U.S. each year, about half
the victims will die from the infec
tion. and they usually are adults.
Immunization has virtually wiped
out tetanus in children the
childhood immunization schedule
calls for four vaccinations be
tween ages two months and IS
months, with a fifth at ages four to
six (before entering first grade).
Tetanus vaccinations often are
given in conjunction with diph
theria and pertussis (whooping
cough) vaccines as a DTP, a DTaP
or a Td.
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Tools used for pruning need to
be sharp. This makes for a
smoother cut. Pruning shears and
saws work best. Limbs that are up
to 3/4 inch thick can be cut with
loppers, Bosmans said. Again, be
sure not to cut into the trunk. After
pruning a branch, a wound will
remain and some decay is possible.
This is okay; it will heal. If the fall
en limb is diseased, disinfect the
pruning tools between cuts with
bleach to prevent other parts of the
tree from becoming infected.
When pruning damaged limbs
after a storm, it’s a good idea to
check other limbs to see if any
additional pruning is needed or if
any limbs look like they may not
make it through the next storm,
said Sandy PiersOn, an extension
master gardener on the Eastern
Shore. Branches that rub against
each other and cause abrasions
and branches with weak crotch
angles should be removed to pre
vent later damage. Also, inspect
the trunks for damage.
Old wounds should be left
alone. Trees protect themselves by
developing callus tissue around
the wounds. Scraping away this
tissue decreases the trees' defense
mechanisms. Wound dressing,
shellac, or paint should not be
used.