If you have ever driven past a large commercial orchard or a suburban garden in winter and noticed a line of trees with their lower trunks painted white, it might look purely decorative. Yet in the field of arboriculture, this seemingly simple white coat is a vital intervention known as trunk whitewashing. It protects trees from environmental stress and biological threats that can damage or even kill them during cold months. The primary threat this protective paint addresses is… CONTINUE READING…
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