Larry and Steve, I remember that at my grandparents house they had two huge silver maples in the front yard that where painted white from the ground till about 6 feet up. Beth
Trees are the answer.--bumper sticker from Illinois Forest Association --- On Mon, 7/6/09, Larry <[email protected]> wrote: From: Larry <[email protected]> Subject: [ENTS] Re: Live Oak Project To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, July 6, 2009, 12:06 PM Steve, The white paint in the old days was used to ward off insects. Pecan trees were mostly down in this fashion. Larry --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
