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Photo of Buffalo Bayou Park near Waugh: Randall Pugh [license]
In almost every small town in Mexico the residents have painted their tree trunks white. I doubt they ever thought of this as an “art installation”.
The white paint is a special mixture to keep the tree destroying bugs off the trees. The blue paint is there just because of some douche.
Painting tree trunks white is an old trick to protect the tree from damaging cracks that occur with extreme shifts in temperature. At least, that’s one explanation I’ve heard; I don’t know why this seems to be a more common thing in the South than in the North. Maybe southern trees are just more susceptible to that problem. It’s also to deter bugs. It’s just a simple latex paint.
Cool! This is really going to eye-catching when the crepe myrtles bloom! For right now, I appreciate the pop of color as the season changes.
Above, be nice. If some one tinkled in your Wheaties this morning, don’t take it out on Swamplot.
Being the only cloverleaf intersection in town, and one that is completely continuous, it attracts every crotch rocket rider in town to ride around it late at night at full speed.
I really wish they’d change this intersection, I believe one of the neighborhood committees has plan out there that would change the configuration. As someone who happens to live right next to it, I would love that!
White paint on tree trunks (mainly citrus, with thin bark) is there to reflect light and thereby heat. Especially important for young trees that haven’t yet developed a good canopy. For older trees, it’s cosmetic.
It’s immature and downright hideous, what crackpot city employee allowed this?
From commonsense: “The white paint is a special mixture to keep the tree destroying bugs off the trees. The blue paint is there just because of some douche.”
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I honestly LOL’d and spit out coffee on my keyboard.