In addition, tree trunks painted white can confuse tree-harming wildlife such as deer, mice, or voles, and even farm goats or sheep, especially when the white blends with winter snow.

Q: I recently noticed a black, tar-like patch on my tree trunk, though it’s not tacky like actual tar. Are these insect eggs? Dried sap? Do I try to scrape it off? The tree has lichen but I don ...

Environmental officials want you to start checking your trees for adult Asian longhorned beetles because the invasive beetle ...

To avoid this, the trunks of thin-barked trees can be protected by wrapping them with white tree wrap or by simply painting them white with a water-based paint. Interior latex paint mixed at a 1:1 ...

Self-care-aware black bear scratches back using a tree trunk in North Carolina A woman in Asheville, North Carolina captured the moment a black bear used a tree trunk to scratch its back outside ...