May 18, 2021 ditim Home page » Trying it Views:
Fruit trees in the garden are whitened , as a rule, in autumn and/or spring . We prefer to do this in May - at the very beginning of the summer season. As a matter of fact, this is the first big thing after a long winter of doing nothing. Whiten the trees and it’s beautiful. Our apple, plum and pear trees stand well-groomed and elegant. The garden is transformed, and you want to live, work, and enjoy the sun. Trees are whitened not only for aesthetic reasons. In spring and summer, whitewashing protects the bark from sunburn, and in winter - from frost and rodents.
According to science, in the spring you need to whiten trees before the buds open , on a dry day with an air temperature of no more than +5 degrees. Before bleaching, the trunk is cleared of old bark. The trunk and the lower part of the skeletal branches are painted (they are covered 30 cm from their base). There is no need to paint the entire tree.
The layer thickness must be at least 0.3 mm. It is difficult to measure this in country conditions
