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<pre>In Turkey, to protect the trunk of the young trees from severe mediterranean
summer sun, liming the trunk is common in order to prevent sunburns. It is
mostly being applied to olive, orange and fig trees.

Ozgur



David and Trish Wilson <glenleeolives@...> wrote:
We had a severe rabbit problem, and in fact still do, and we painted the
trunks when the trees were small with a rabbit repellant which was white and
worked well but unfortunately it has now been discontinued. In some parts of
Greece trees are painted with a lime mixture up to about 900mm but I cannot
recall what problem they were attempting to rectify.
David Wilson
Glenlee Olive Grove
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Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 5:57 PM
Subject: [OliveOil] White paint on tree trunks


>I have noticed a couple of groves where the owner has painted a white
> substance on the trunks. The trees are well developed so I wouldn't
> think that it is for sunburn. Does anyone know what this is.
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> Best Regards
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> Andrew Brown
> Mt. Barker
> South Australia
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