2007-02-16 07:57:03 · 9 answers · asked by timmie39 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Many reasons:
Just for looks
Also for crawling bugs.. since it's an insecticide. It helps keeps ants and other destructive bugs from burrowing into the bark and damaging the tree
Another reason you see trees with their trunks painted white is because of the potential for bare trunks' sunburn. Many trees, such as citrus and walnut trees, have delicate bark that can be damaged by intense sun.
Supposedly, trunks are even protected from frost.
Most importantly.. to prevent sunburn and insects from living on it
2007-02-16 08:42:26 · answer #1 · answered by anna 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Painting the bottom of palm trees with paint mixed with calcium makes them sterile so they dont drop their seeds.
2014-05-12 01:54:07 · answer #2 · answered by bill 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Calcium carbonate is used for that, which stops insect pests from getting to the fruits.
2007-02-16 08:02:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
so insects wont climb the tree and eat the fruit
2007-02-17 00:27:52 · answer #4 · answered by arabella q 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's special acidic paint- to protect against mosquitos and erosion.
2007-02-16 08:05:19 · answer #5 · answered by Allan B 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
useful question as someone asked me when i popped over to the Reef Resort on Cayman Brac for the weekend
cheers for asking! you learn something new every day...
2007-02-16 08:13:02 · answer #6 · answered by jcm90000 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You got more issues than National Geographic!
2007-02-16 08:42:36 · answer #7 · answered by Faceless 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
So you don't walk into them in the dark.
2007-02-17 03:47:05 · answer #8 · answered by bob e 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it`s called white wash.
asthetics only
2007-02-16 08:00:45 · answer #9 · answered by gussie r 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I've never seen such thing..
2007-02-16 08:08:46 · answer #10 · answered by Satrohraj 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋