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Juniper trunk

14 years ago

I have an upright Robusta Juniper that i'm training as a literati. i scraped and wire brushed the trunk and got a great red mahogany color. I would like to oil it am not sure what to use.

Vaseline-Olive oil - Neem oil - etc.etc.

If anyone has experience on what to use I would appreciate

your reply.

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tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
14 years ago
Of the vegetable oil, camellia oil, and tea tree oil I've used, I like the tea tree oil best.

Al
paul3636
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks Al
But what is tea tree oil???
Is it Neem oil???
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tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
14 years ago
From Wiki: Tea tree oil, or melaleuca oil, is a pale yellow colour to nearly colorless and clear essential oil with a fresh camphoraceous odor. It is taken from the leaves of the Melaleuca alternifolia, which is native to the northeast coast of New South Wales, Australia. Tea tree oil should not be confused with tea oil, the sweet seasoning and cooking oil from pressed seeds of the tea plant Camellia sinensis (beverage tea), or the tea oil plant Camellia oleifera.

Al
paul3636
Original Author
14 years ago
Al

I'd like to try it.
Where can it be purchased???

Paul
tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
14 years ago
Try a health food store.

Al

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