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[Claude Sweet <hortventures@cox.net>]

Bob,

I used the cheapest indoor latex house paint to prevent sun scald on 
fruit trees like avocados that were stumped or had been seriously frost 
damaged so they suffered a loss of all of their leaves.

Depending on the plant species I would suggest mixing the paint with 
various parts of water so I could spray it on using a power sprayer if 
you have a lot of trees to cover or even a Hudson hand sprayer on a few 
trees.

Claude Sweet
San Diego, CA

Robert Halgren wrote:

> I'm sure this has been covered before... But I need to apply something 
> to the trunks of my new fruit trees to prevent sunscald in our snowy 
> and occasionally sunny winters.  In the dark days of my youth we used 
> to paint the trunks in the orchard with white paint.  But I can't 
> recall what was in the paint.  Can I just use regular latex paint, or 
> do I have to get something special?
> Or is paint in general an outdated concept?  If so, what should I use?
> Thanks
> Rob (S. Central MI)
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