Bulletin 229, Diseases of Citrus in Florida


applicable to trees on heavy clay soils, since the water accumu-
lating in the excavations during rainy weather would be fatal to
the tree.
 Trees which have not become weakened too seriously from
foot rot often can be saved merely by planting three or four
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Fig. 20.-New roots developed from the callus above the girdled base after
 this tree, which had been nearly girdled by foot rot, had been banked
 for about two years.
sour orange or other resistant trees about the base of each at-
tacked tree and later inarching the tops into the trunk above the
partially girdled place. However, this is not an easy task for
the average grower and, even if successful, is slow in assisting
the tree. Even trees which have become considerably weakened
by foot rot may be saved and rejuvenated by banking to a height
of a foot or 18 inches with soil free from trash, after the foot
rot lesions have been treated or disinfected. This method in-