It may be diminished by introducing clippings of platinum foil, pieces of porcelain, glass beads or garnets into the liquid.
The solution may be directly precipitated with copper, the copper passing into solution as copper sulphate, and the silver separating as a mud, termed " cement silvers" Or the silver sulphate may be separated from the solution by cooling and dilution, and then mixed with iron clippings, the interaction being accompanied with a considerable evolution of heat.
Check gently between the toes to remove nail clippings.
We would recommend leaving the grass clippings on the lawn every third mow.
A mulch of grass clippings or peat moss will also protect the tree from loss of water in dry weather.