Managing Damaged Beech

[Pete Bannister]

I like the reflective paint idea, a lime wash would have been a good solution and in keeping with beech ecology (lime loving) is there scope to halo?

 

Tony & Guy, this is a side issue but...

lime wash (calcium hydroxide) when fresh is extremely alkali and is v different chemically to the calcium carbonate in soils. Absorption of CO2 by the hydroxide results over time in reversion to carbonate. However, could the tree assimilate either into woody tissue?

Tony, is this a common technique? and is perhaps a hydrated lime used rather than true lime wash?

Regards

Pete

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Tony & Guy, this is a side issue but...

lime wash (calcium hydroxide) when fresh is extremely alkali and is v different chemically to the calcium carbonate in soils. Absorption of CO2 by the hydroxide results over time in reversion to carbonate. However, could the tree assimilate either into woody tissue?

Tony, is this a common technique? and is perhaps a hydrated lime used rather than true lime wash?

Regards

Pete

 

good point pete! HYDRATED CHALK IS WHAT I WAS THINKING!

[treeseer]

good point pete! HYDRATED CHALK IS WHAT I WAS THINKING!

 

Hm well i was not thinking at all, apparently.

 

In the past I've used white or silver paint to avoid sun damage.