Bark

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 Henry David Thoreau

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White Birch, a short-lived tree revealing split bark and darker, aged wood ~ Ontario, Canada Deeply furrowed Ash bark Papery bark of the River Birch - Stony Plain, Alberta Shagbark Hickory - extremely tall, relatively narrow trees with distinctive loosely plated bark - this one at a highway rest stop in Ohio
American Sycamore bark with unique tan, green and white markings, Coppell, TX. Can reach ages of 500-600 years. Knobcone Pine, Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa, ON Netleaf Hackberry - Coppell, TX - variable bark textures as warts to layered ridges This photo still needs positive ID; possibly a species of Hackberry. Bark has thorned barnicle-like bumps.
Jack Pine, Wyoming - cones depend on fire to open and release seeds. Sweetgum or Planetree - Sycamore family - Irving, Texas - welcome positive ID; has same capsules as Sweetgum, but this bark color seems to be uncommon Eastern Red Cedar has durable, aromatic properties and resists insect attack so is used as moth-proof cupboard linings and products Ponderosa Pine, North Carolina
Possibly a variety of Hackberry, needs positive ID; is growing in the same stand of forest as Hackberry, beside a canal in Coppell, Texas Cabbage Palmetto - native to Florida, Carribean coastlines Pecan bark - a tree cultivated in southern U.S. for its fruit - the official State tree of Texas White Birch with cracked aging bark
Old Bur Oak, Coppell, TX - reaching heights of 130 ft., with acorns larger than any other oak. Still haven’t identified this bark - maybe willow..welcome corrections - Coppell, TX Magnolia - several species produce useful timber, but Magnolia are most poplular as ornamentals grown for their large fragrant flowers (pictured here: Raleigh, NC) Linden, Basswood family - Coppell, TX
Redbud bark - Coppell, Texas Elm with moss and lichen Arbutus only grow in parts of Asia and Pacific Northwestern America here photographed on Vancouver Island. Old Willows in a park at The Locks near Smith Falls, Ontario

 

Purchase the group of 25 - 2.5 x 3.5 inch photos with black mats and frames. All are as above, but exchanging the Pecan bark for a photo of a knot in the same tree, as seen on the page Oddities.

Bark Photos, Group of 25

Bark, Group of 25 - 2.5 x 3.5 inches with black mats and frames - for details of each photo, click individual images above Bark, Group of 25 - 2.5 x 3.5 inch Photos with black mats and frames  
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