The invention discloses an adjustable tree whitening device and a using method thereof, and relates to the technical field of nursery stock protection devices. The device comprises a handheld rod andan annular fixing plate, wherein a first blind hole and a second blind hole are formed in the two ends of the interior of the handheld rod, a water pump communicating with the first blind hole is movably arranged at one end of the handheld rod, and supporting plates are symmetrically arranged on the other end surface of the handheld rod; through holes communicating with the first blind hole are formed in the supporting plates, a first fixing rod is rotationally connected between the two supporting plates, and the first fixing rod is in interference fit with a half-gear column; and the half gear column comprises a half gear and a guide column, the guide column is fixedly connected to the peripheral side surface of the half gear, and the other end of the guide column is located in the secondblind hole. According to the adjustable tree whitening device, the white angle of a movable plate is adjusted through meshing of the half gear column between the supporting plates and the cylindricalgear on the fixing plate, and the diameter of the movable plate is adjusted through bolts on the fixing plate so as to correspond to trees with different diameters, so that the working efficiency oftree whitening is effectively improved, and the labor pressure of people is relieved.