 Yeah, I'm trying to remember. I remember when I was a kid the smell of tar on some trees in Canarsie. But I can't put the place of where I remember it. I thought it was so unusual. So how long of a stripe would it be where he would place the tar on the tree trunk? About four inches. About four inches. All the way around the tree. And the gypsy moths would be stuck on it? Yep, about hip height.