Subtle Pleasures - Bark


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Nov 30, 1999


  • Speaking of tree rings...they, too have a unique beauty. If you're curious or already fascinated by the designs of nature, check out Tree Rings, a page of links to lovely photos of same with descriptions of the tree from which they came.

  • Bark and the trees it grows on have a beauty all their own. Artist June Julian has taken this one step further on her site, A World Community of Old Trees, which originated as a doctoral dissertation. The art depicted here is based on old and marvelous trees and well worth seeing.

  • Have you ever wondered just why tree bark has such interesting patterns or peels off? The Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois Nature Bulletin No. 630,ANOTHER LOOK AT BARK, will tell you why.

  • The RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) has a page,Trees with beautiful bark, featuring some of the trees in this article, plus a few more with notable bark - and provides good information about them.

  • If the birches fascinate you, read How To Grow and Maintain a Healthy Birch Tree, a USDA publication that goes into selecting the right site and the right tree for your garden as well as dealing with insects. It also features a handy table listing the characteristics of various species of birch.

  • Want to know more about the Pacific madrone? Ketzle Levine's raves will have you lusting for one, too.

  • More about Lichens, including links to some images.

  • More neat bark pix:

    Graphics and photos, are by Marge, mostly from her garden, except the following, kindly loaned by Chris Lindsey of Mallorn.com and soon to be a part of his hort.net gallery of plant photographs. These are copyright by Chris Lindsey and may not be used without his express permission:

    • Acer davidii (young stem)
    • Acer griseum (mature tree trunk)
    • Arbutus menziesii
    • Betula jacquemontii
    • Betula nigra
    • Cercis canadensis
    • Gymnocladus dioica
    • Pinus bungeana

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    7.   Dec 2, 1999 5:26 PM
    I know what you mean, Gay...I've got scans in different files on my 'puter, too...keep meaning to go through and put them in some kind of order so it doesn't take so long to find something...one of th ...

    -- posted by Marge_Talt
    6.   Dec 1, 1999 5:23 AM
    My photos [all taken with a digital or nearly all] are scattered all over my computer, large size, middle size and tiny!

    i certainly have the Punus and rosemary in a photo, I showed it once - shall ...

    -- posted by Gay_Klok
    5.   Dec 1, 1999 2:06 AM
    Wow, Gay...that combo of P serrulata and creeping rosemary does sound super....take a photo of that while you're out with the camera:-) Seriously, would love to see it.

    Do know what you mean abo ...

    -- posted by Marge_Talt
    4.   Nov 30, 1999 8:18 PM
    I have also read that English gardeners whitewash the trunks of Birches! I wouldn't dare, in case they can't breath LOL ...

    -- posted by Gay_Klok
    3.   Nov 30, 1999 8:14 PM
    I am no sure Marge, if I have a snap. It will be quicker to take a new one next weekend that hunt through the hundreds :-] I am beginning to file them by plant name, instead of clumped together by ...

    -- posted by Gay_Klok



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