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  • Re: Silver Colored Coating On Young Trees?

    From Frank <"frank@21:1/5 to harry@invalid.com on Wed Apr 20 18:53:45 2022
    On 4/20/2022 6:49 PM, harry@invalid.com wrote:
    A neighbor of mine has some young trees which are only about 7-8 feet
    high. I looked out the window the other day and the trees showed
    silver in the bright sunlight.

    Any ideo of what kind of protection shows as if these leafless young
    tree was sprayed with silver paint?

    https://dengarden.com/gardening/trees-with-white-bark

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  • From harry@invalid.com@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 20 17:49:21 2022
    A neighbor of mine has some young trees which are only about 7-8 feet
    high. I looked out the window the other day and the trees showed
    silver in the bright sunlight.

    Any ideo of what kind of protection shows as if these leafless young
    tree was sprayed with silver paint?

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  • From harry@invalid.com@21:1/5 to "@frank.net on Wed Apr 20 18:31:22 2022
    On Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:53:45 -0400, Frank <"frank "@frank.net> wrote:

    On 4/20/2022 6:49 PM, harry@invalid.com wrote:
    A neighbor of mine has some young trees which are only about 7-8 feet
    high. I looked out the window the other day and the trees showed
    silver in the bright sunlight.

    Any ideo of what kind of protection shows as if these leafless young
    tree was sprayed with silver paint?

    https://dengarden.com/gardening/trees-with-white-bark

    No, that's not what I'm seeing.

    Those trees were always a with brownish bark. That was true earlier
    in the day before someone applied either a spray or brushed them with
    something or other. The ladder they used is still laying on the
    ground near one of the trees.

    I had never seen such a coating on a tree before that day - and I live
    where there are a *lot* of trees.

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  • From David E. Ross@21:1/5 to harry@invalid.com on Wed Apr 20 20:49:13 2022
    On 4/20/2022 3:49 PM, harry@invalid.com wrote:
    A neighbor of mine has some young trees which are only about 7-8 feet
    high. I looked out the window the other day and the trees showed
    silver in the bright sunlight.

    Any ideo of what kind of protection shows as if these leafless young
    tree was sprayed with silver paint?


    Aluminum flashing is wrapped around a tree's trunk to keep squirrels
    out. I do this just before my loquats ripen to protect them from
    squirrels eating them. I am also a docent at a public garden where they
    wrap flashing around the trunks of white mulberries because otherwise
    squirrels would eat the new shoots before leaves could open, thus
    killing the trees.

    --
    David E. Ross
    "A Message to Those Who Are Not Vaccinated"
    See my <http://www.rossde.com/index.html#vaccine>.

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  • From David E. Ross@21:1/5 to David E. Ross on Wed Apr 20 20:52:02 2022
    On 4/20/2022 8:49 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
    On 4/20/2022 3:49 PM, harry@invalid.com wrote:
    A neighbor of mine has some young trees which are only about 7-8 feet
    high. I looked out the window the other day and the trees showed
    silver in the bright sunlight.

    Any ideo of what kind of protection shows as if these leafless young
    tree was sprayed with silver paint?


    Aluminum flashing is wrapped around a tree's trunk to keep squirrels
    out. I do this just before my loquats ripen to protect them from
    squirrels eating them. I am also a docent at a public garden where they
    wrap flashing around the trunks of white mulberries because otherwise squirrels would eat the new shoots before leaves could open, thus
    killing the trees.

    I almost forgot. Young citrus trees might have aluminum foil wrapped
    around their trunks to prevent sunburn. Citrus bark is very sensitive
    to damage from direct sun. When the trees mature, there is usually
    sufficient foliage to shade the trunk and main branches.

    --
    David E. Ross
    "A Message to Those Who Are Not Vaccinated"
    See my <http://www.rossde.com/index.html#vaccine>.

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