Anti-desiccant

anti-desiccants
A substance sprayed on evergreen leaves to help prevent water loss during the winter.
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You can protect the branches and buds by wrapping them with burlap or by spraying on an anti-desiccant, like Wilt-Pruf. (Anti-desiccants are handy to have around. You can prolong the life of your Christmas tree with a spray.

The new method is to spray your plants with an anti-desiccant like Wilt-Pruf, creating a waxy coating on the leaves and needles to seal in the moisture.

Evergreen Care. Spray anti-desiccant on broad-leaved evergreens and boxwoods to prevent dehydration.

Winter wind protection is important for marginally hardy plants or those newly planted. Wind screens and anti-desiccants can help protect plants, but native plants and plants well-adapted to a cold hardiness zone seldom need protection.

with burlap or a new polypropylene fabric called Bush Jacket (manufactured by Circlemoon Products and available through nurseries and garden centers), which is lighter, easier to handle, and more durable than burlap. Applications of anti-desiccant ...

See also: Desiccant, Plant, Evergreen, Greens, Gardener