Gardeners told when to whiten trees in spring: beauty or benefit

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Once upon a time, a grandmother she said that by Easter, not only the house should be cleaned, but also the yard, the garden, the vegetable garden. That is why the owners tried so that by the holiday the trees in the garden were like brides: flowers on top, and white trunks below. And everything – as under the ruler. Was this procedure really done just for beauty?

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In fact, bleaching trees is one of the ways to care for them. After all, if you whiten with quicklime (and not with lime paste, as most people do now), it protects the tree from the attack of many pests and is a prevention of fungal diseases.

Also, the white color reflects sunlight and prevents overheating of the trunk and even burns of the bark (especially in southern regions, where the temperature reaches +40 degrees).

Start whitening from above, covering the rough branches coming from the trunk, not just the trunk itself. This is how you will combine the aesthetic appeal of trees and their benefits.