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 ...

But bark is much more than just that dry, crunchy stuff you touch when you hug your favorite tree. Bark has lots of layers. The brittle outer layer you can touch is called cork.

Storms, pests, diseases, and overcrowding can all signal it's time to cut down a tree. Look for these signs and more to know ...

Alas for trees, their tender young skin, rich in phloem sucrose, is deer-nip, sheep-nip, rabbit-nip, squirrel-nip. A tree stripped of its bark is a dead tree and a deer, sheep, rabbit or squirrel will ...

Trees can repair and replace the damaged bark. However, if the bark is cut completely through, all the way around the trunk, roots will gradually die, followed by death of the top.

Green bark is found on trees and shrubs of many different, unrelated species. In Australia, young bottle trees of Queensland forest and scrubland have green bark that turns dark with age.

The papery bark of the tree is usually discarded or used as firewood, but a man in Đông Hưng B Commune in Kiên Giang Province discovered its hidden value, utilising it as a medium to make captivating ...