Seeing blue dots, red Xs, orange circles and purple bands on trees and wondering what they mean? Here's what we found out ...

Several maple trees with white trunks - By Eve Livesey/Getty Images You may be lucky enough to live in or visit an area that has a variety of trees. What's perhaps even more surprising are the ...

An orange circle painted on a tree in the woods - Mbprojekt_maciej_bledowski/Getty Images It's not unusual to spot markings on trees while walking through wooded areas, but one color, in particular, ...

REDEFINING PURPLE PAINT. YOU DON’T WANT TO POST NO TRESPASSING SIGNS ON YOUR PROPERTY. YOU CAN NOW PNTAI A PURPLE LINE ON A TREE IN YOUR YARD GOVERNOR HENRYCM MASTER SIGNED THE PURPLE PAINTILL B INTO ...

Q: My dad helped me plant a couple of young apple trees in my backyard last weekend and so far, so good. After we finished I said the only thing I had left to do was paint the trunks white. He looked ...