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 ...

Question: My grandfather always painted the bottom couple of feet of his fruit trees (cherry, walnut, prune, etc.) with a white mixture. I think it was a lime/water mix. (I later heard that a white ...

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 ...