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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
Great find Hoss!
You know me...I just had to have a closer look at the photo.
 Is that three pronged 'thingy' a decapitated tree painted white? (why would they paint it white?)
Before I enlarged the photo I thought the prong-thingy was a nurse waving her arms in the air. (although I did wonder about her skinny neck  lol
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The tree trunk is painted with white clay or slow lime. The tree extends above the painted area if you look closely. Trees could be painted with the clay or lime for decoration or to protect the bark from sun scald or cracks. It's usually done to fruit trees, but some paint every tree in their yard. It was very common where I grew up (they had switched to white latex paint by then) and looks very nice in the summertime contrasting with the green grass and tree leaves.