Wednesday, 11 July 2012

The bark of trees tells its tale

The bark of trees is often an attractive feature in its own right, as some of these beautiful specimens show. Of course those really in the know would be able to identify the trees just from the pictures. But in case that’s not you, some help is provided!

Hawthorn

Scotts pine

Ash

Oak

Field maple

Wild cherry

Another oak

Horse chestnut

Lime