Paint the bark of the tree with a mixture of 50 percent water and 50 percent latex paint in a light color. This will protect the tree from sunburn and prevent damage from boring insects.

Is it really necessary to paint young trees? A. The short answer is yes, it’s important to paint or wrap your tree to prevent sunburn and sunscald on the trunk and scaffold branches.

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A: The two main reasons for painting the trunks of your young apple trees are sun-scald and sunburn, and no they aren’t the same thing in my opinion.