Posted: 1/20/2014 4:08:12 PM EDT
Why do trees in may countries have white paint around the base. It's a phenomenon I've never seen in the states, but Central America and the Caribbean have it all over.
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It's not what you're talking about I'm sure, but I just read the book "Weeds Like Us," a book about life in post WWII Russian occupied Prussia. The tree trunks were painted white so you could see them at night without using headlights. I thought it was interesting.
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Here in Arizona we paint some trunks on the fruit bearing trees to keep them from getting burnt. The summer heat here can cook them to death. But I like the not needing headlight explanation better. Similarly, I have read that in colder climates fruit trees are painted white to keep temperature variations to a minimum during the winter. |