Mssrs. Hobden and Ellson are correct: the band
you paint around the trunk is made from a product
designed for the purpose. Any good garden shop
should carry tins of it. As for the fumes, apples
have a waxy exterior which is naturally resistant
to penetration by such mechanical effluvia. One
of those Fruit Washes you see in supermarkets
will clean them better than just water alone, but
personally I would be comfortable with plain H2O
from the tap and a good palm of the hand scrubbing.
(And incidentally, the tree - like all plants - thrives
on CO2 and will not mind being near the motorway
in terms of its own health at all.)


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The Phantom Pie-per