Bentonite paint on trees - alternative to tree guards? - Ask Extension
Hello, will painting young tree trunks with a bentonite clay paint also obviate the need to use tree guards, in your experience? Thanks!
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Bentonite paint on trees - alternative to tree guards? #872639
Asked June 11, 2024, 2:21 PM EDT
Hello, will painting young tree trunks with a bentonite clay paint also obviate the need to use tree guards, in your experience? Thanks!
Boulder County Colorado
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Hi Michael,
I have never heard of painting trees with bentonite clay. I would suggest against it though. The base of trees need oxygen in order to survive and I would think putting clay on them would stop that from happening.
I have never heard of painting trees with bentonite clay. I would suggest against it though. The base of trees need oxygen in order to survive and I would think putting clay on them would stop that from happening.
