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Tree aesthetic surgery, ca. 1890

Founded in 1880 in Kent, Ohio, by John Davey, Davey Tree Care Co. was a company that offered to the wealthy landowners in the area to look after their rare tree specimens.These photographs were taken in the 1890’s to show the techniques used to model the shape of a tree by splitting it and forcing each branch into a predefined position. / source: La Boite Verte and their photo mysteries

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Tree aesthetic surgery, ca. 1890 

 Founded in 1880 in Kent, Ohio, by John Davey, Davey Tree Care Co. was a company that offered to the wealthy landowners in the area to look after their rare tree specimens.These photographs were taken in the 1890’s to show the techniques used to model the shape of a tree by splitting it and forcing each branch into a predefined position. / via lasmicrofisuras and a site I love: La Boite Verte and their photo mysteries

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