These trees feature bark with bright colors and compelling textures: *American beech (Fagus grandifolia); Zones 4-8. *European beech (Fagus sylvatica); Zones 4-7.

Discover which tree bark characteristics are worth a second look. ... In addition to the texture of a tree's bark, ... while black cherry trees have a dark red-brown.

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 ...

Walnut trees have a rich brown bark. Sycamores have a peeling bark in shades of tan, olive and gray. Bark can look different as a tree matures or based on growing conditions.

For a tree that stimulates every sense, I think the black walnut takes the top prize. When I go outdoors it is not only the views I see, but also the scents, sounds, tastes and textures that ...

Every garden is a thing of beauty in the growing seasons — spring bulbs, summer flowers and fall foliage all carry on with extravagance. But winter is coming, so the colorful garden superstar… ...

The bark of a young red oak is smooth and shiny, later becoming rough and corrugated. European white birch goes through several stages, from shiny brown bark to white, and, finally, showing dark ...

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.

Gardener: Tree-bark colors, textures ready for their close-up. ... peeling to furrowed, brown to gray to red to white, tree bark brings a terrific variety to its role as arboreal armor.

Bark characteristics will change on the same tree over time, too. The bark of a young red oak (Quercus rubra) is smooth and shiny, later becoming rough and corrugated. European white birch (Betula ...