Have you ever paused beneath a towering oak or maple and wondered if that rough, gnarled bark is hiding secrets? What if I told you ... Read more The post What Tree Bark Can Tell You About Local ...

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section ...

These photos show black walnut bark from two very different growing sites. The blocky, alligator-hide bark pattern is often an indication of slow growth and may result from a tree growing on a very ...

Most people tend to overlook tree bark as rather uninteresting, at best. It's too bad, because bark is a fascinating and often attractive plant "invention," and is actually rather complex in its ...

As the dinosaur itched, the spike-like osteoderm scratched over the tree’s trunk and caught on the bark, the keratin-covered armor sawing into the outer layers.

To prevent sunscald, orchardists recommend that you wrap trees with white tree wrap or muslin, or paint the tree trunk and any exposed branches. You don’t have to use white paint on your tree.

I use my line trimmer around my lawn edges, trees and deck. My wife read that trimmers can damage trees. Doesn’t the bark protect trees from damage?

Garden Q&A: What is this black residue on my tree trunk? Subscribers are entitled to 10 gift sharing articles each month. These can be shared with friends and family who are not subscribers.

Learn how to identify the aspen tree in the forest, as well as facts about the tree's habitat, range, silviculture, and management.

Locate the bark ridge, a line of rough bark angling down from where the branch joins the trunk, and branch collar. Your final cut will be made according to where these structures are.