Bark acts like a tree's skin, protecting it from disease or injury and insulating it against weather extremes. You might think all bark looks the same, but it actually comes in many colors ...

Your photo looks more like armillaria than lichens. Armillaria accompanied by other symptoms of distress indicates a tree in trouble. Look for cracked or peeling bark, sap leakage or dried amber.

First of two parts. If asked to describe what tree bark looks like, most people probably would say something like: “It’s rough and brown and covers the trunk of a tree.” That is a… ...

Winter is the perfect time to learn a new skill when you do not need a green canopy: identifying trees. Here's how to get started.

Sweet gum trees look amazing in the autumn ... They seem like an unlikely food for wildlife, ... The tree exudes a fragrant gum from injuries to the bark, thus the Latin name, ...

Trees provide a home for animals and insects, shade for humans and absorb harmful carbon dioxide. The first steps in identifying a tree is to look at its shape, leaves, bark and if it produces ...

Leaves, gum nuts and flowers are also important, but just by looking at eucalypt bark it's possible to start the identification process. There are two basic categories of bark - the rough type and ...

Bark can look different as a tree matures or based on growing conditions. It can be tricky to use bark to identify a young tree. But there is another way to tell: scratch and sniff.

Periodically, my back lawn looks like the aftermath of a party. But instead of streamers and confetti on the ground, pieces of tree bark look to be wildly strewn over the grass.

It is possible that a large crack fails to heal after a year or two and then it's time to do something. Arborists sometimes install a bolt or rod-like screw into the tree to secure the wood around ...

Here’s what Bogus Basin’s dying trees look like By Chadd Cripe. [email protected]. Updated September 7, 2016 7:04 AM. BOGUS BASIN. ... bark beetles attack the trees.