BARK QUIZ: As this tree gets older, the gray bark on its trunk becomes rough and scaly. The bark on its branches is slightly rough and thorny.
Learn the tree’s identity in this afternoon’s 4:00 p.m. post.
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BARK QUIZ: The bark of this tree is brown to gray and smooth when young, possessing a number of small lenticels. As the tree ages, close plates or scales develop.
Learn the tree’s identity in this afternoon’s 4:00 p.m. post.
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BARK QUIZ: This week marks the beginning of a year-long series of bark quizzes. See if you can recognize the details of bark in each Tuesday's noon post to help you identify the tree, shrub, or vine whose identity will be revealed that afternoon at 4:00 p.m.
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