If tree trunk protection is needed against sunscald on thin-barked trees such as ash, birch, linden, red oak or maple, there is a much better way to go. Painting or white-washing trunks is much ...

The number one cause of damage to the trunk or limbs of the trees in our area is winter sunscald or summer sunburn. To prevent sunscald, orchardists recommend that you wrap trees with white tree ...

Take care to protect vulnerable tree trunks from damage. September 1, 2007 - 9:00 pm Tree bark is amazing stuff. Take a moment to look closely at the bark of any tree when out in the garden.

After last week’s column on transplanting 8-year-old plum trees was published, City of Las Cruces Community Forester Jimmy Zabriskie contacted me about another important consideration: sunscald ...

Protect the trunks of your trees from the ground to about 6 feet up the trunk this fall. It is a good idea to install this protection soon. Wrapping with burlap or paper tree wrap generally does ...

Wrapping with burlap or paper tree wrap will likely not provide enough protection for deer rubs. Try using a sturdy hardware wire mesh (hardware cloth) with 1/2-inch or smaller openings.

News; Home and garden; Gardening: Tree with damaged trunk will seal off injured area to protect healthy bark Thu., Aug. 30, 2018 This maple tree tangled with a Mustang last week and won. The ...

Question: We have a can of spray foam that says it can be used to fill cavities in tree trunks. There’s a hole in one of our trees where a branch was removed — it’s about waist-high.

Here’s how to calculate the tree protection zone (TPZ): First measure 1.4m up the tree’s trunk from the ground. At this point, measure the circumference of the tree; Sophie’s blueberry ash ...