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To increase the odds of your tree producing fruit, North recommends hand-pollinating the flowers with a small paintbrush to transfer pollen from one tree to another.
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Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 29 May 2026
Fill a bowl with water and detergent and swirl the brushes through it like a paintbrush, or place a small amount of detergent in your palm and work the damp brush into it.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Rosy paintbrushes and blue and white columbines line the path in July, followed by golden willows in autumn.
—Abigail Bliss, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
This year’s color wizards turn rooms into experiences and spaces into feelings, all with a wave of their magic wands (or paintbrushes, in this case).
—Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
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Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 29 May 2026
Fill a bowl with water and detergent and swirl the brushes through it like a paintbrush, or place a small amount of detergent in your palm and work the damp brush into it.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Rosy paintbrushes and blue and white columbines line the path in July, followed by golden willows in autumn.
—Abigail Bliss, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
This year’s color wizards turn rooms into experiences and spaces into feelings, all with a wave of their magic wands (or paintbrushes, in this case).
—Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
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“Paintbrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paintbrush. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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paintbrush
noun
paint·brush
ˈpānt-ˌbrəsh 
1
: a brush for applying paint
2
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