While white protects bark, other colors and patterns indicate instructions for people. For example, some trees bear marks to show that they are diseased, must be chopped down, or require pruning.

Trees are nearly always selected for their flowers, foliage, or form. Yet, at this time of year, there is an often overlooked arboreal feature that may achieve sudden prominence in the garden. In ...

Bark textures are relatively uniform by tree species and make a great visual marker for broad tree identification. Textures are divided into at least 18 types, from smooth (beech) to spiny (locust).

Madayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Bark Paintings is the new exhibition at the Asia Society in Manhattan, on Park Avenue and 70th Street.

Of the nearly 270,000 votes that went into our search for Australia's favourite tree, the river red gum got over 31,000. ... papery bark that peels in sheets, and fluffy white autumn flowers.

No discussion of beautiful-barked trees would be complete without mention of the lemon-scented gum (Eucalyptus citriodora). The alabaster bark of this beauty gives it a unique presence.

Trees are nearly always selected for their flowers, foliage, or form. Yet, at this time of year, there is an often overlooked arboreal feature that may achieve sudden prominence in the garden. In ...