Let’s recognize and analyze the different textures of tree bark! ☺️💕🌲 You may also identify trees in the winter by growth patterns, leaf or fruit litter, and use clues from the ecosystem it’s growing in! Tree bark texture is fascinating once you notice the diversity of patterns among the many species of trees. Today let’s touch on few! We have Hophornbeam or Ostrya which consists of about 10 trees in the birch family! Also White Oak or Quercus alba which can easily be confused by their bark bu

The bark of each of our tree species expresses itself across a spectrum— from “tight bark” to “loose bark.” By learning to “read” this aspect of tree bark (combined with a lot of practice) you can use this trait to judge the general age of trees (as well as their health and condition) based on their bark! And before you complain about it, I know that some of you are gonna say that this doesn’t give you an EXACT way to judge tree age, nor a way to go out and do it tomorrow. Sorry! But, with pract

Learn how to identify trees by their bark: Chinkapin Oak & Shumard Oak | Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen