Wrapping will protect your trees for different reasons. SUNSCALD. One reason to wrap is to prevent sunscald which occurs when the high intensity of sunlight during warm winter days warms the bark ...

Q: I have a small, 4-foot-tall maple in my yard that has a crack in the bark on the southwest side. The crack is vertical and at least 8 inches long. Do I cover this crack with paint or pruning sea… ...

Dear Neil: I have a red maple tree that has sun scald damage to its trunk. It was planted two years ago, and unfortunately, I didn’t know I was supposed TEXAS GARDENING: Wrap maples and oaks to ...