The Popular Flowering Tree With Stunning Bark That Lights Up Your Yard In Winter

When you're looking for plants for your landscape, you probably think about blooms and foliage, but here's a shrubby tree ...
Columbus Dispatch

Native Plant: River birch boasts ornamental bark

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. As the growing season fades, we bid adieu to many of ...
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10 best trees with unusual bark for year-round interest – don't let bright blossoms and colorful foliage take all the glory in your yard

The bark of a tree is its own protection against the weather. While we shrug on a coat when it’s wet or cold, a tree will grow its own to insulate itself, keeping moisture out when it’s raining and in ...
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ID That Tree Fall Color Edition: Shagbark Hickory, Video

Hickories aren’t often thought of for their fall foliage, with some exceptions. Meet the shagbark hickory and its stunning golden leaves. Learn more in this edition of ID That Tree with Purdue ...
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Remember the three 'Bs' — branches, bark and buds — to identify trees in winter

The photo is of a sycamore tree at Red-tail’s McVey Memorial Forest. A walk in the woods this time of year is different. It’s quiet and monochromatic. Other than the crunch of your shoes on frozen ...