It is very common to see rows of trees in cities or towns with the painted trunks in white, uniformly. Although it has been extended that has an aesthetic purposeespecially in social networks, the reality is that it is a strategy whose objective is protect trees from around.
Surprisingly, the white product with which the trunk of the trees is not a common paint, but lime. Now, there are also those who paint them – although in a lower percentage, of course – with a concrete -formulated painting for this objective.
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Apparently it is a technique that is has inherited from fruit growing And it is highly recommended for fresh trees Transplanted and young people, as well as in fruit trees. Because? Well then, In the first place we must know that it is key to combating cracking.
Secondly, it should be noted that it will serve as repellent against various pestssuch as ants or perforating worms, for example. These pestsas we know, They can damage the integrity of the complete tree, that of its leaves and that of their fruits.
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Third, aid to protect them from ultraviolet radiation from sun. And it can be helpful when all temperatures They are very extreme And the trees are still young or have a bark too final., because the color reflects 100% of the light.
And, of course, it does not heat up as it would with her natural brown. Finally, it is usually used as a defense for trees that have run out of cortex, which is its natural shield. Of course, we have to talk to experts to avoid errors that can cost our tree expensive, both short and long term.
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