After leave and overall size and shape , bark seems to be the last matter people look at when choose a tree diagram , but mayhap it should be the first ! Kathy Maras in Glen Ellyn , Illinois sent in these exposure she hold of a paperbark maple ( Acer griseum , USDA Hardiness Zones 4 - 8) at the Morton Arboretum last year . Whew ! Who deal about foliation when you could look at this all year long ? Thanks , Kathy , for post these in !
What other trees have beautiful bark ? Chime in below . I ’ll start : Lacebark pine(Pinus bungeana , Zones 4 - 7 ) . Love it !
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Click here to enlarge this photo.Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Kathy Maras




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