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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 67503, member: 44&quot;]<i>A Tree Grows in Brooklyn&quot; </i>Oh.... Are you related to Betty Smith!</p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn_(novel)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn_(novel)" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn_(novel)</a></p><p>Starred Shirley Booth</p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn_(musical)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn_(musical)" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn_(musical)</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Seems to me I&#039;ve seen painted tree trunks more on young, newly planted, trees/saplings, especially in cities. Believe it is suppose to protect the tender young bark from cracking and splitting that allows insect infestation, borers, fungus, etc...&nbsp; I think it may still be done in orchards and tree farms?</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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