Q: My dad helped me plant a couple of young apple trees in my backyard last weekend and so far, so good. After we finished I said the only thing I had left to do was paint the trunks white. He looked ...

That painted tree with a white trunk has a secret meaning. Find out why gardeners and farmers do it, and how it helps protect ...

By brushing a layer of lime around the trunk, farmers can significantly lower the bark temperature, keeping the tree cool and ensuring healthy, uninterrupted growth. The whitewash serves as an ...

Question: Why have some people painted their tree trunks white? Shelly W., Las Cruces Answer: Have you ever noticed bark buckling off the tree trunk? I first noticed it in a mature mulberry tree in my ...

Summer sunscald happens on trees when bark gets too hot. This happens on young tree trunks or young branches of older trees. Bark gets so hot that cells die. Winter sunscald happens in colder weather ...

Many young trees and even some older ones are susceptible to winter sun injury. This is referred to as southwest winter injury or simply sun scald. It is caused by repeated freezing and thawing of the ...

You're enjoying a peaceful hike in the woods surrounded by lush greenery, including a lone tree with a red marking spray-painted on its trunk. It's easy to dismiss as the work of vandals (ugh, why can ...

Answer: Have you ever noticed bark buckling off the tree trunk? I first noticed it in a mature mulberry tree in my yard in Las Cruces a few years ago. The bark on the west side of the trunk had ...