@houseplantjournal: I was pondering why the trunks of some palm trees were painted white. I consider…

I was pondering why the trunks of some palm trees were painted white. I considered it might be an insect repellent or something to discourage insects to climb up the tree as they would be easy targets for birds, but not every tree was painted. 📷 2) Then at night, it hit me!
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After googling, all of the above were stated as reasons for the white painting of palm tree trunks on the beach so whatever the primary reason is, the trunks (and people at night) would reap all the benefits!
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