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white sleeves on trees?
I was at the nursery and I noticed, especially for the fruit trees,
that they had white paper sleeves around the trunks of the trees... Does anyone know why they do that, and will that benefit other trees as well? |
white sleeves on trees?
On Apr 18, 2:44*am, Ablang wrote:
I was at the nursery and I noticed, especially for the fruit trees, that they had white paper sleeves around the trunks of the trees... Does anyone know why they do that, and will that benefit other trees as well? Will keep bunnies from nibbling the bark in the winter. Sleeves also offer some protection from buck deer rubs. |
white sleeves on trees?
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, Frank wrote: On Apr 18, 2:44*am, Ablang wrote: I was at the nursery and I noticed, especially for the fruit trees, that they had white paper sleeves around the trunks of the trees... Does anyone know why they do that, and will that benefit other trees as well? Will keep bunnies from nibbling the bark in the winter. Sleeves also offer some protection from buck deer rubs. There is the issue of sun scald too. http://www.ext.colostate.edu/Ptlk/2111.html I remember some people painted their tree's with white wash (Lime) but have not seen that in a long time. Mostly peach trees and apple. Bill -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA Not all who wander are lost. - J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) |
white sleeves on trees?
This reminds me of a question I've wondered about for a few years now. Why
do people paint the trunks of palm trees white? Living very far from any palm trees, there's no one local I can ask. "Ablang" wrote in message ... I was at the nursery and I noticed, especially for the fruit trees, that they had white paper sleeves around the trunks of the trees... Does anyone know why they do that, and will that benefit other trees as well? |
white sleeves on trees?
"Ablang" wrote: I was at the nursery and I noticed, especially for the fruit trees, that they had white paper sleeves around the trunks of the trees... Does anyone know why they do that, and will that benefit other trees as well? The paper wrap is to help prevent wind burn and sun scald to young saplings because their bark is so thin... does nothing to prevent rabbits from nibbling because they actually enjoy eating that paper too. The paper wrap should only be used in cold climates and needs to be removed as soon as the ground begins to thaw, or insects will make their homes under the paper and will also encourage mold growth by holding moisture. Wrap is totally unnecesary once the mature bark begins to form. If you have a rabbit nibbling problem use a sleeve of wire mesh (chicken wire works well) but don't let it touch the tree. Some folks paint tree trunks white, for the same reason some folks paint rocks they place along the roadway, visibility/decorative... in parts of Florida and California I've seen palm tree trunks on particular Blvds. painted, some in pastel blue and flamingo pink, strictly for increasing visibility along roadways and obviously for decorative purposes. |
white sleeves on trees?
On 4/17/2009 11:44 PM, Ablang wrote:
I was at the nursery and I noticed, especially for the fruit trees, that they had white paper sleeves around the trunks of the trees... Does anyone know why they do that, and will that benefit other trees as well? Even mature citrus trees can suffer sunburn on their trunks. Sunset says: "Citrus bank sunburns in hot-sun areas. Thunks should be wrapped (paper trunk bands are available commercially). When heavy pruning exposes trunks or limbs, protect bark with whitewash or latex paint diluted by half with water." Citrus does not require pruning to produce fruit. Pruning is required only to remove dead or crossing branches. Thus, a good canopy of foliage eliminates the need to protect the bark. My citrus are actually semi-dwarf and not true dwarf. Even semi-dwarf citrus will not develop the extensive canopy of foliage to protect the bark. I solved this problem by growing my dwarf citrus in partial shade. Citrus requires summer heat, which mine get, but not necessarily full sun. I've heard that citrus is grown commercially in low desert areas of California in the total shade from date palms (two crops from one orchard). -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19) Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary |
white sleeves on trees?
On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:41:26 -0500, "Andrew Ostrander"
wrote: This reminds me of a question I've wondered about for a few years now. Why do people paint the trunks of palm trees white? Living very far from any palm trees, there's no one local I can ask. There was a local that painted the trunks white. I thought it was to prevent backing his vehicle into one at night. Painting trunks may be a cultural thing. There is a lesbian couple who ran a MS farm and painted a tree lavender every time they were harassed. Anyway, painting a trunk, good or bad, is a crime against nature. Perhaps the paint discourages palmetto bugs. When I planted my sugar maple tree 15 years ago I used a plastic spiral perforated wrap to prevent deer damage, then removed the wrap after 4 years. Today, the 50-foot maple provides afternoon shade to my garage, yet full sun in winter to warm the garage. |
white sleeves on trees?
On 4/18/2009 5:00 PM, Phisherman wrote [in part]:
Anyway, painting a trunk, good or bad, is a crime against nature. Ah, but many of the plants in my garden -- including trees -- do not exist in nature. They either represent centuries of selective breeding or else more recent hybridization. If I allowed my garden to return to nature, most of the plants there would die from the lack of artificial irrigation. 200-250 days without rain followed by a short rainy season that brings 9-15 inches would be too dry to grow peaches, oranges, lemons, roses, camellias, guavas, begonias, azaleas, holly, etc. A few of my plants might survive: oak, rosemary, cistus, baccharis. I grow unnatural plants. Why not use unnatural methods? -- David E. Ross http://www.rossde.com/. Don't ask "Why is there road rage?" Instead, ask "Why NOT Road Rage?" or "Why Is There No Such Thing as Fast Enough?" http://www.rossde.com/roadrage.html |
white sleeves on trees?
We paint saplings to young trees to prevent the bark from splitting in winter. if
left dark the sun heats the bark on one side, the dark side is freezing cold and the rapid expansion of the heated bark causes a vertical split to occur. actually, we wrap with screening as high as we can after painting to keep rabbit and mice mouths off the bark and I spray insecticides thru the screening. white on an old larger trunk lets birds pick the insects off easier too. we even slather tanglefoot to trap insects crawling up the tree. Ingrid On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:52:53 GMT, "brooklyn1" wrote: The paper wrap is to help prevent wind burn and sun scald to young saplings because their bark is so thin... does nothing to prevent rabbits from nibbling because they actually enjoy eating that paper too. The paper wrap should only be used in cold climates and needs to be removed as soon as the ground begins to thaw, or insects will make their homes under the paper and will also encourage mold growth by holding moisture. Wrap is totally unnecesary once the mature bark begins to form. If you have a rabbit nibbling problem use a sleeve of wire mesh (chicken wire works well) but don't let it touch the tree. Some folks paint tree trunks white, for the same reason some folks paint rocks they place along the roadway, visibility/decorative... in parts of Florida and California I've seen palm tree trunks on particular Blvds. painted, some in pastel blue and flamingo pink, strictly for increasing visibility along roadways and obviously for decorative purposes. |
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