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["Marie McHarry" <mmcharry AT dtnspeed.net>]

As you know, if you've been keeping track of list e-mails, I've planted a
number of apple trees. Various sources suggest that to protect young trees
they should be painted with white or light-colored interior latex paint. 

Yesterday, I wandered into an Ace and found only glossy acrylic interior
latex paint. Can I use that stuff on my trees? It has nearly killed me to
plant them (though the long-handled shovel was worth every penny I paid for
it), so I don't want to do anything that might damage my darlings.

Marie