Seeing paint on a tree can be a bit jarring if you're not familiar with the practice. If you see a tree painted white, here's ...

Several maple trees with white trunks - By Eve Livesey/Getty Images You may be lucky enough to live in or visit an area that has a variety of trees. What's perhaps even more surprising are the ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › While bright orange or red tree markings might mean a tree is destined for removal, ...

Whether you’re walking along a city sidewalk or hiking deep in the forest, you might occasionally notice paint marks on tree trunks (or even a metal band once in a while). Those paint marks are codes ...

Dear Readers: This weekend, walking along a Longmont canal, I happened upon several trees with painted trunks. It took my mind back to this column from 2023. Dear Johnnie: What is the purpose of the ...

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 ...

Q. I just planted a fruit tree and was told by a friend that I should paint the trunk with white paint. I really don’t like the idea of a tree painted with white paint in my front yard. Is it really ...

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 ...