on my travels around the world, i have noticed that many countries choose to paint the base of tree trunks white. now whats up with that.

does any one know why ?

is this a stupid question?

or is the white stripe supposed to make the tree look more glam.

could it be a go faster stripe, like the one's essex boy's sport on their ford escorts. but then that couldn't be right, because trees don't move but then those go faster srtipes don't make those essex boys go any faster either.

help me.. i want to know ?

and yes i was to lazy to learn the lingo, so i couldn't ask any of the natives.

Hmmm... I've never seen this.

Trunk protective materials are applied at planting for many reasons. These reasons fall into two categories:

~Physical protection from equipment, animals, insects, people, herbicides and reduction of suckering.

~Environmental modification for protection from sunscald and frost cracks and bark moisture conservation especially for thin-barked trees.

Improper selection to the preventative problem may actually do more harm than good.

Anyways...

AzureStar said:

its true, check out parts of europe, the meditaranean, asia and africa.. they all got these white striped trees ..
hmmm...maybe its me, maybe instead of dead ppl, I see white stripes. damn that would explain a lot.

damn that skunk weed, it probably gone and fucked a brotha's eyesight all up.. now as i rush off to tha optometrists. i thank y'all for yo help...

Freespirit said:

wow .. that's cool an everything and i thankyou for making it all clearer to me.. but why does it have to be white .. that just fucks the tree up and make it look all stupid.. or glam if u are a tasteless mf.

hey does this mean there ain't nothing wrong with my eyesight ... cool .. then its roll it and light it up time

I asked a similar question when I first moved to Minnesota. I couldn't understand why some of the trees were graced with a band of sheet metal...

Did the trees in Minnesota wear jewelry? j/k...but I didn't know why,so I asked! It's to keep the squirrels off the trees.

LaVisHh said:

so it has nothing to do, with the trees being made to look glam ?

stepinrazor said:

No

And I thought MPLS was the shit...

Keeps the critters away -- especially squirrels.

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Oh -- LaVish already answered this question.


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SweeTea said:

That's ok, it adds to stepinrazor's responses count!

LaVisHh said:

if the squirrels can't climb the trees in MPLS where do they live ? do they have special squirrel kennels, like dogs? and why aint the squirrels allowed to climb the trees, MPLS must have some serious squirrel hating thang going on.

if there are any squirrels from MPLS out there, i'd like ta hear about yo pain

yeah .. add to my responses count ... lol .. it's all good

stepinrazor said:

Ahhh, but I said some trees.

There are more trees than lakes in Minnesota So trust me, no need for squirrels to go into therapy or nuttin.

White colour? Maybe to reflect the sun from the trunks.

I have seen trees in other countries wearing hats and veils!

Large canvases draped over the branches and leaves, I think this is to protect the fruit in the summer.

I love trees and nature too...

God Bless Our Trees!

Georgia said:

Me too, me too!!!

Actually, I do believe that some people do use it as a decorative option..., why they choose white... I don't know.

Hi LaVisHh... , I see you have been busy with the topics lately... , you curious mind you.

Beautiful Day...

P.s. Trees are vital. Nature is my love.

Freespirit said:

Yes, I guess I have had way too much time on my hands! I like talking to people, and where better than to post stuff you wouldn't normally get into with a large group!

Freespirit

Georgia said:

a tree wearing a hat .. damn .. what kinda hat was it .. was it a baseball cap or something more funky like a peaked fedora tilted to the side.. or maybe it was the tea cosy kind that rastafarians sport to keep their dreadlocks all clean.

man i like hats

stepinrazor said:

~standing next to Step~

Where I live, many of the trees (especially "weed trees") have part of their trunks painted white. I was told it was to keep the tree from growing since trees can cause serious plumbing problems with their roots. I'm not sure if it is true or not, though.

stepinrazor said:

"GO FASTER AND WE'LL SCRAPE YO ASS OFF THIS TREE"
maybe that's why they don't GO FASTER

Reply to 'trees'

Trees are awesome! That whole waving in the wind stuff. Great!

LaVisHh said:

do u like trees more than hats ?

Drika said:

heyyy

stepinrazor said:

Yes.

Wouldn't white stripes make the tree more visible
at night? That's what i always thought, to prevent
a vehicle from ramming the poor tree.
Maybe it's more reflective of the headlight beams.
Oh, i really don't know...

LaVisHh said:

cool cos i like trees , but i like hats more too,

u can't wear a tree on your head to keep your ears warm in

the winter, or wear a tree slanted on your head, trying to

look pimp daddy cool .. trees are cool but hats are better

Revolution said:

hmmm could be .. could be ..