To paint or not to paint your trunks
evdesert 9B Indio, CA
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do I paint the trunks of my pear and peach
Comments (10)Yes, the wild blueberries are king here and delicious. Disregard information from growers not from this area concerning painting the trunks white. No need to protect from not too hot summer sun. Young trees here need to be protected from South West injury. Think of what happens to that SW trunk on a sunny Jan day at 0 degrees and the sun goes behind a cloud. In an instant the bark goes from perhaps 40 back to 0. This can happen many times in a day. This scene is also intensified when snow is dished under the little tree and reflects more heat onto the trunk. As fruit trees get older they seem to be tougher and may not need this treatment. However I have found the white paint to be somewhat of a vole deterrent. Voles seem to go after my young trees so my vote is to paint. Since this is a tough area to grow peaches the white paint may slow down the waking up of peach trees. Even one day advantage over late frost may mean some peaches here. Paint way up into the limbs for the best results....See MoreDormant oil spray and painted trunks
Comments (1)The paint might help if you painted everything but that's not likely. So I'd still spray oil and not worry about the combination hurting anything....See MoreAntiquers - How to clean this painted trunk?
Comments (19)I hope you don't perceive me as challenging your knowledge, because I am not an expert. I am just curious and also concern that this is an extremely valuable item for FOAS. Any damage done could be irreversible. 1. If you want to drive a scent deeper into the fibers, what would you do? You would heat up the scent in an enclosed container. That's how you smoke meat. 2. As I understand it, shellac was the single most used wood finish around 1800s. Perhaps you have better information than I do. dcarch...See MorePaint for my young tree trunk
Comments (3)Here is the new tree. The leaves are lighter green/yellowish comparing to other varieties they have. But I chose this one because it is smaller when mature (the tag said so)...See Moreevdesert 9B Indio, CA
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