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Anyone's parents/grandparents used to whitewash the trees?
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:35 pm
I remember my grandparents used to have all the trees in the front yard whitewashed. My dad said growing up they'd repaint them each year.
If new neighborhoods had trees this could totally make a comeback
If new neighborhoods had trees this could totally make a comeback
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Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:37 pm to Lacour
Yeah, I wouldn't count trashy out either. I'm getting a real Mississippi vibe here.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:37 pm to GEAUXT
Wtf, why would you paint trees?
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:38 pm to GEAUXT
I never understood the use of this. Someone told me it was to reduce pests but I'm not sure I believe that.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:38 pm to LSUsuperfresh
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I'm getting a real Mississippi vibe here.
Arkansas
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:38 pm to GEAUXT
I don't get it.... why the hell would anybody do that?? Looks like shite
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:39 pm to GEAUXT
The trees at our camp used to look like that but someone got lazy and stopped. But seeing that definitely takes me back to childhood weekends at the camp.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:39 pm to TheArrogantCorndog
Keeps weevils and mites from infecting trees.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:40 pm to lsunurse
Learn something new every day.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:42 pm to GEAUXT
I was told it stopped the squirrels from getting in the trees. Was always skeptical.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:44 pm to northshorebamaman
It's not trashy just old timey. I remember a lot of places did this.
Back then everyone had the white shells for a driveway if they didn't have concrete. They came from Lake Pontchartrain before they made them stop dredging.
Back then everyone had the white shells for a driveway if they didn't have concrete. They came from Lake Pontchartrain before they made them stop dredging.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:44 pm to northshorebamaman
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This post was edited on 5/4/17 at 3:00 am
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:44 pm to GEAUXT
I remember seeing it, didn't know anyone that did it. It does bring back memories though.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:44 pm to GEAUXT
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This post was edited on 5/4/17 at 2:59 am
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:45 pm to GEAUXT
How ironic to perform a lynch on a "white" washed tree...
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:47 pm to pioneerbasketball
Posted on 2/19/17 at 5:03 pm to lsunurse
That's painfully stupid
Posted on 2/19/17 at 5:03 pm to Bullfrog
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I was told it stopped the squirrels from getting in the trees.
The paint didn't but I know some folks that would put thin sheet metal around the trunks of their pecan trees to keep squirrels from climbing them.
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