tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post953870440813486035..comments2024-03-28T17:33:32.921-04:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: White Tree TrunksPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-62370895596138582952016-03-15T17:54:51.283-04:002016-03-15T17:54:51.283-04:00drove from Cleveland to Buffalo last month..there ...drove from Cleveland to Buffalo last month..there are white painted trees all over, it's common. Nothing unusual. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-8357719938073021312016-03-15T16:00:03.549-04:002016-03-15T16:00:03.549-04:00I grew up in eastern NC and well remember seeing t...I grew up in eastern NC and well remember seeing the bottom 4 feet or so of tree trunks painted white.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07869404895865905648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-89013169132251662742016-03-15T08:15:37.524-04:002016-03-15T08:15:37.524-04:00The why answer to paint a tree trunk white with di...The why answer to paint a tree trunk white with diluted latex paint can be found via a google search. But the who remembers is what I look forward to on this topic. As a child traveling on 441 to N.Carolina from S.Florida on family vacations which cut through acres and acres of Orange tree groves (Long gone my friends) I do not recall noticing this but then green algae or mold could have grown and really, a child in the back seat reading a comic book may not make a mental note of this as such.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-49211952740234866942016-03-15T08:07:28.506-04:002016-03-15T08:07:28.506-04:00Yes. I saw them as a child ( 5o's and 60'...Yes. I saw them as a child ( 5o's and 60's) in rural Arkansas.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01215252784542463355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-3050701176954757232016-03-15T07:31:25.426-04:002016-03-15T07:31:25.426-04:00I lived in Dallas in the 90s. There were houses th...I lived in Dallas in the 90s. There were houses there that had white-painted tree trunks. I always thought it was so you could see them at night!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15095007386796179325noreply@blogger.com