Bark identification

Listen to the bark of different species of trees

We are going to learn how to identify trees by listening to the bark. Sound like a bunch of hooey? Well, it’s not. Bark can reveal a great deal about a tree, and this is just one more tool in your botanical arsenal that you can use for identification purposes. Plus, combining the senses of sight and hearing in this way can be fun! So, let’s give it a try.

Why listen to tree bark? You might need to figure out what kind of trees you have growing on your property or in the woods near your home. Or maybe you’re visiting a new place and want to learn what kinds of trees are growing nearby as quickly as possible. It could be that you want a fun way for kids (or adults) to discover which trees are growing around them. No matter what your reason for learning how to identify trees by their sound, it’s worth knowing how useful this skill can be when combined with other methods of identification such as shape and size, leaf characteristics or other features that distinguish different species from each other.

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Bark comes in many shades of brown, mottled with patches of black.

While it’s difficult to generalize the shade of bark, many trees do have a distinct tone. In the case of beech, for example, bark is dark brown and smooth in texture. Birch and aspen have varying shades of mottled brown with patches of black. You can also see this kind of pattern on dogwood, but in red and grey instead.

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Bark can vary a lot from tree to tree or even within trees.

Bark can vary a lot from tree to tree or even within trees.

The appearance of bark is as varied as the appearance of people. Bark can change with age, season, climate, location on the tree and species. When trying to identify a tree by its bark, it is important to consider all these factors and many others before drawing a conclusion.

This section will take you through some of the things that affect bark texture and color so that you can tell what types of bark are normal for particular trees.

Bark is rich in nitrogen and uses the element to produce its distinctive smell

You may think that bark is rich in nitrogen simply because it smells a bit like ammonia. But in fact nitrogen plays an important role in the composition of bark. Bark is a natural substance that is used to make paper and as an ingredient in some soaps, shampoos and other products. Nitrogen helps plants produce oxygen, which we need to breathe.

Nitrogen is also found in the air we breathe. You can use this information to determine how old your tree or a tree you are looking at through a window might be.

The different types of bark can help you identify trees

Once you can describe the type of bark, you can go to Step 2 and choose a tree. Bark is one of those features that will help you identify trees in any season. It has several characteristics that can help narrow down your choices. Think about how the surface feels or if it’s shiny. Is it furrowed? Can you count the ridges? Is it smooth or scaly? Dark or light? Thick or thin?

Let’s look at some common trees and see what their bark looks like:

Some bark characteristics are unique to each species.

You can use bark identification to determine the type of tree you’re looking at. The color, texture, thickness and pattern of bark are unique to each species. Bark is a tree’s protective armor—it’s the skin that covers its trunk and branches, insulating it from inclement weather and damage from animals or insects.

Some trees have thick, rough bark that protects them from harsh elements and disease (such as elm trees). Other species of trees have smooth, shiny bark (like dogwoods) that’s often lighter in color than their rough-bark counterparts. Still others may have dark-colored bark or even shaggy mossy growths on them (for example, many pine trees).

Depending on the type of tree, bark can also be cracked or flaking—think of an old oak tree with deep ridges in its outer layer like a roadmap. This is called platybaria and occurs when there’s excessive scarring on a tree’s trunk over time; trunks like these will often look more like wood than actual “bark.”

Some bark produces resin, which forms into a waxy coating that can protect the tree as it ages.

One other characteristic of bark that is worth noting is that some trees have resin in their bark. Resin is a natural substance that can be found inside the trunk, branches or leaves of many types of coniferous trees. As the tree ages, resin can build up and harden into a waxy coating on the outer layer of the tree’s bark. Trees with this type of protective coating include the redwood, Douglas fir, and western red cedar. The waxy coating protects these trees from insects and diseases by acting like a shell or barrier.

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