Why do they paint tree stumps white?

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asked Nov 3, 2022 in Do it yourself by lordbean (1,520 points)
Why do they paint tree stumps white?

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answered Jan 1, 2023 by Adf289 (58,200 points)
Tree stumps are painted white as a time honored method of young tree protection that is found often in tree farms and orchards.

The tree stumps are painted white to prevent splitting and cracking of the tender new bark which can introduce fungus, insects and disease.

After stump grinding the roots will naturally become part of the soil by dying and decaying.

After stump grinding the tree roots are also often severed using shears to ensure no regrowth of the tree roots.

To keep tree roots from growing under your house you should cut the roots and dam them up with root barriers to prevent future growth.

Cut down trees that are near your house and remove the root system of the trees as well and install root barriers before the roots of the tree reach the concrete or house.

Tree roots can and usually do spread around 1.5 times the length of the tree.

If the tree is 10 foot tall then the tree roots can spread as far as 15 feet or sometimes longer.

Tree root systems extend on average around 2 to 3 times the dripline of the tree.

With tree roots above ground you can dig around the tree roots and then use a saw such as a chainsaw to cut the tree roots and then pull them up out of the ground.

You can also use copper sulfate or boiling water to kill off the tree roots above ground.

However digging the tree roots out above ground is the best.

You don't need to remove all tree roots unless the tree roots are causing a problem.

Once you cut a tree down the tree roots will eventually die.

Copper Sulfate which is sold in the form of blue crystals will dissolve tree roots.

You can pour some copper sulfate down your drain to dissolve tree roots without damaging the drain line.

You can kill tree roots quickly by drilling holes into the roots and then pour some boiling hot water over them.

You can also pour Copper sulfate into the tree roots and Epsom Salt.

Or drive copper nails into the tree roots to help kill the tree roots.

You can kill tree stumps and tree roots by driving copper nails into the tree stump and also drilling holes in the tree stump and pouring some used motor oil or copper sulfate or Epsom salt into the tree stump which will also kill the tree stump and tree roots.

Copper nails do kill tree roots by preventing the tree from being able to circulate nutrients and water.

When you drive a copper nail into the trunk of the tree it interferes with the tree's vascular system that is responsible for carrying water and nutrients throughout the tree.

Without those waters and nutrients the tree and tree roots will eventually die.

Epsom salt and copper sulfate will kill tree roots naturally.

To get rid of tree roots under concrete you'll need to remove the concrete that is over the tree roots.

Then dig out the tree roots and cut the tree roots out.

Then replace the concrete with new concrete.

You can also apply some copper sulfate to the tree roots to help kill the tree roots or use Epsom salt.

To get rid of tree roots in your yard you should dig a hole all the way around the tree roots until the tree roots are exposed completely.

Then use a pruning saw or chainsaw to cut out the roots.

Carefully then pull the roots up and away from the tree until it comes out of the ground.

You can also use Epsom salt to kill tree roots.

Epsom salt and rock salt will do an effective job in killing tree stumps and roots.

You can also make a foaming solution of hot water, vinegar, baking soda, and table salt.

Spray the mix on top of the roots, or flush it down the toilet.

Tree roots usually continue to live and grow for up to a year after the tree is cut down.

After a year of the tree being cut down the tree roots should no longer live and should die out and not continue to grow.

Tree roots do not continue to grow once the tree is cut down.

Once you cut a tree down the tree roots cannot grow any longer because the leaves of the tree are necessary to provide the tree the needed fuel and food for root growth.

Trees will sometimes grow back if cut in half although not always.

Sometimes a tree will start to grow back branches out of the cut tree stomach or start to grow a new tree from the top of the tree stump.

When pruned properly, removed tree branches will not grow back.

Instead, the tree will grow what looks like a callous over the pruning cut, which helps protect the tree from decay and infection.

Because trees heal all on their own, you don't have to use a pruning sealer!

The tree that gives the most oxygen is the Pine Tree.

Pine Trees give off the most oxygen although they have a low leaf area index.

Other trees that give the most oxygen are Douglas Fir, Spruce, True Fir, beech, maple trees and oak as well as aspen trees.

Phytoplankton also produces oxygen and produces more oxygen than trees.

Between 50 percent to 80 percent of oxygen that is produced on earth comes from the ocean and most of that oxygen is produced by phytoplankton.

Some fun facts about phytoplankton are.

Phytoplankton are responsible for cloud formation.
Phytoplankton are a type of algae.
Phytoplankton help in absorbing of carbon emission.
Phytoplankton produce half of the world's oxygen.
And some types of phytoplankton are also bioluminescent.

If all the phytoplankton are eliminated from a pond the fish and aquatic life in the pond would quickly die off.

If there's no phytoplankton in the pond there will also be no oxygen for the fish and so only Anaerobic bacteria will be able to grow in the pond.

Eliminating phytoplankton from a ponds ecosystem will destroy the ponds ecosystem completely and restrict the flow of energy.

The things that mainly feed on phytoplankton include crustaceans, zooplankton and small fish.

Phytoplankton is an algae that is a microscopic marine algae which provides food for a wide range of sea creatures in a balanced ecosystem.

The food that phytoplankton eat is food they produce through the process of photosynthesis.

Phytoplankton convert sunlight into energy and use the converted energy to form sugar called glucose which they then store as a source of nutrients.

Life on earth would be affected terribly if phytoplankton disappeared as the entire aquatic system would collapse and the oxygen on earth would also decrease.

Through photosynthesis, phytoplankton use sunlight, nutrients, carbon dioxide, and water to produce oxygen and nutrients for other organisms.

With 71% of the Earth covered by the ocean, phytoplankton are responsible for producing up to 50% of the oxygen we breathe.

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