Leaves are the most useful and frequently used characteristics for identifying the species of a tree, but as trees lose their leaves in the autumn, other features become important. The bark ...

Trees develop their characteristic barks as the trunk circumference grows. The dead outer bark can't grow, and so it gives way. Beech bark (Fagus spp.) is flexible, so it stretches and expands. Black ...

The texture of a tree’s bark often reveals the prevailing weather patterns of its environment. In consistently wet regions, you’ll find trees with smoother bark, which helps shed excess water ...

Black walnut and butternut trees are widespread and abundant throughout eastern North America, ... In a black walnut, the bark is furrowed and dark in color (it is lighter in butternut).

The bark of some trees even has a scent in winter. Sassafras trees smell very spicy and black cherry trees have a bitter almond scent. Next, look at the tree’s buds.

Training one’s eye to identify trees is a fun way to connect with the world around us and can be useful for making home landscape selections. Identifying trees by their bark | All Access ...

Brighten the winter garden-scape by planting shrubs and trees that have textured, colored bark. Updated: ; Sep. 24, 2012, 6:00 p.m. | Published: ; Sep. 24, 2012, 5:00 ...

In the dormant, muted landscape of winter, tree bark — with its fascinating colors, forms and textures — takes the spotlight. If your yard looks dull at this time of year, consider adding a ...

In this episode of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee continues to talk about the oak groups, this time focusing on the black oak species. Deep sinuses on the leaves and shinier coat ...

On younger trees, the bark is smooth and gray, developing furrows and flat ridges as the tree ages. Older bark turns darker gray to brown or black and is broken into thick, distinctly squarish blocks.