At the conclusion of the long-winded Parrotia Pruning thread, Vv proposed a comparison of plants that we thought had nice bark. I thought it was a fine idea and would like to resurrect it in a new thread. I'd bet the Northwesterners have some great Madrone shots or who knows what else since they can grow about anything out there. My first entry (perhaps not my favorite): A fine Ulmus parvifolia from the Rowe Arboretum. Thanks Decumbent for the seed! Got it planted and cooling this weekend.
Regards,
Ernie
Your Favorite Bark
Growin- That picture looks like the trunk could come to life and start walking around. Tolkien-esque.
That's neat birch bark! We've only got River Birch around here. I took the photo of the Japanese Crepe Myrtle in North Carolina. It's hard to see but there is a little pocket of water in the second photograph. In that little pocket, there was a water bug. Haven't a clue where it came from but it was in there happy as a lark.
Growin- I also like the Sycamore bark. I really enjoy driving through Indiana in winter and admiring these plants as they light up the bottomland forest. I didn't remember Broussonetia had such cool bark. Not bad for a mulberry!
Equil- the crapemyrtle is great!
Fairly well known for it's bark is Pinus densiflora 'Umbraculifera' This picture was taken at the Morton Arboretum laying on the ground, using a wide angle lens so it distorts how tall it looks. Then I cosmetologistically "helped" it by desaturating everything but the trunks and stems.
Regards,
Ernie
Hard to say, there's so many that are nice. Least favourite is dog bark, though.
Resin
"Woof" - Resin - "Woof!"
Cool pic malusman!
I ran into this one at the Arboretum in Seattle last week. I don't remember its name.
Might be a Stuartia.
found it at Grand Canyon , a pine I think.
A juniper. Options include Juniperus monosperma, J. osteosperma, J. scopulorum.
Resin
Stewartia monadelphia?
Scott
Duh Uhhhhh Yeah sumthin like that aint it. I learn every day on Daves. Now I can lable the picture with the name.
Resin- LOL, I'm not fond of yappers either. Break down and show us some of that stuff you grow across the pond. I bought my 30cm ruler last night and will be taking photos of the P. x schwerinii cones tonight if VV doesn't pontificate too much on the phone.
Kt- Lichens qualify and those are great ones. Do you get a lot of moisture in Edgartown? I always knew that crabapples were good for something. Now we have proof!
Sally- Junipers and the Big Ditch: always a good mix. http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c16/erniew/scenics/southwest/GrandCanyonLipanPointJuniper.jpg
Sofer- Great Stewartia! I was at the Arboretum in Seattle 3.5 years ago and took some picutures of them as well. My closeups show some bright green under the brown/rust colored bark. Like you, I was a bit lax about keeping track of what I was shooting and then completely forgot by the time the drive back to IL ended.
A sentimental favorite of mine is Platanus x acerifolia 'Suttneri.' It sheds the brown bark at 3" or smaller diameter and stays a clean white. I'm not sure if it will start mottling but up to 24" is has shown no sign of it. Anybody know if it does resume the mottling or has it stayed white the entire lifespan?
Regards,
Ernie
Usually a lurker here but my vote for best bark is persimmon
conifer, could that be Juglans nigra?
growin........good guess, but incorrect ID........Juglans nigra is quite common....we're looking for a "rare tree."......very few people have seen the species in question growing in the "wild"
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Hmmm....looks like bark of our native ash trees, so I will throw out two natives from down south, Pumpkin or Carolina Ash?
Would edible nuts and compound leaves help in disclosing the ID?
conifer50
Butternut?
Halesia caroliniana (a very, very big one) or H. monticola?
Scott
This message was edited Nov 15, 2006 11:02 PM
Kevin got it!!!!!...Scott, my last clue eliminated silverbells!.....goodnight all!.
conifer50
Shades of Decumbent!
growin- my kids don't believe that last one. What kind of tree is that? Swear to them that was not a man made effect, please.
I doubt the tree I added is "man made" in any way. A friend took the picture on the Canadian prairies. I'll ask him where he took the pic and any other details. I believe it's a birch, if not an aspen. He just notices these things - photographer. Check out his tomatoe & potatoe...and there's my truck as a new pic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23484541@N00/
It's an aspen - the bark pattern is wrong for birch
Resin
sallyg, the Aspen in the photo above is at the Petro Canada station in Canmore, Alberta next to the McDonalds. I can only think this tree may have been "limbed up" for landscape purposes.
Another nice bark . . .
Cinnamomum zeylanicum
'specially with apples ;-)
Resin
growin, thanks for the info.
I think you could make that part of a personality test- see how many people think of eyes and how many say 'it's a tree"
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