THE GARDENS’ BONES are showing. The falling of the leaves exposes a black-and-white snapshot of the garden instead of the color picture we’ve been enjoying since early spring. The absence of ...

The rainbow eucalyptus has bark that constantly changes color. It grows fast and is drought and cold tolerant.

Arts & Entertainment This easy-care tree produces vibrant fall color and beautiful bark Native to Iran, Persian ironwood (Parrotia persica) is a beautiful, small-growing tree that will flourish in ...

Use bark, twigs to identify treesThe twigs on a tree are last year's growth. It is woody, but not yet covered in bark. Oftentimes, twigs have a distinguishing color or arrangement of buds. They ...

The Palo Verde tree with its drought tolerance, attractive bark, contrasting bloom color, and manageable size makes it a tree worth knowing. Palo Verde — Spanish for “green pole” or “green ...

The bark on this tall, slender tree begins as a chartreuse green but turns dark green, pastel purple, rusty red, and burnt orange as it ages. Scant research has been done on why the colors change so ...

The only crape myrtles found to have some resistance to bark scale are the non-hybrid species types originally brought to America from China in the late 1700s, Touliatos said.

It's their different colors and textures that set them apart. Bark textures can be slick, peeling, crackled, flaking, patchy or corky. Attractive bark is often multi-colored.

So, next time you’re looking for a tree or shrub, consider bark colour or texture as a criterion. When picking plants for their bark, I realize it’s a case of beauty being only skin deep, but ...

The Palo Verde tree with its drought tolerance, attractive bark, contrasting bloom color, and manageable size makes it a tree worth knowing. Palo Verde — Spanish for "green pole" or "green stick ...