How do I stop a pine tree from dripping sap?
Hardiness Zone: 6b
Isap from New York, NY
Isap,
Short of cutting it down, which I don't recommend, you can't stop a pine tree (or any species of tree) from dripping sap. Several internal and external forces, including internal water levels, time of the year, air temperature, disease and physical damage suffered by the tree, regulate sap flow in trees. Sap flow is simply the tree response to any one of a number of natural processes.
If sap is dripping onto your car, I've heard of people using mayonnaise or butter to dissolve sap on car paint without hurting the finish. I can't swear that it works because I've never personally tried it. Still, it might be worth researching.
Ellen
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Cut it down. Sorry to say it seems to be the only way I know. Your extension or farm agent tied up with your state could give you a professional answer or correct mine if I am wrong.
I saw a video the other day. Several products were tried, to no avail. Mayo didn't do it, goof off WD 40. Believe it or not Hand sanitizer worked like a charm, I did wax my Mustang after removing the sap I was freaking out because after a bad storm, it was all over my almost new car.
Be careful hand sanitizer has alcohol in it and could hurt your paint job
I have this problem on my car; pine resin dripped on the paintwork.
I used acetone to remove it (it's the same stuff that's in nail varnish remover) I'm not that worried about my paintwork and in my experience, there was no visible damage. Test on a hidden patch of paint before you use on the resin.
Household ammonia will remove pine sap almost instantly and will not harm your paint.
Use rubbing alcohol or isopropyl alcohol pour the alcohol on a microfiber towel or straight on the sap do not use paper towel it will scratch the paint may use more elbo grease if the sap been sitting for a long time I do this all the time and can watch Chris fix on you tube
I also have a tree that drips sap and brown watery spots on my car,can't afford to cut it down so I got a car cover for my car,it is a pain to put no and take off but at least it keeps the sap and other things off my new car.
I use margerine in my kids hair and skin daily for sap removal works great . Deffinelty wont hurt car paint
Hand sanitizer takes sap off cars with little to no effort.
We use lemon or lime essential oils to get it off of our skin/feet because our patio is underneath multiple pine trees.
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