Knowing how to save a young tree with damaged bark can help you give your new plantings a fair shot. Even though they're well-established, older trees sometimes need your help, too.

Additionally, follow these instructions… Keep the tree healthy; mulch and supplemental watering during drought conditions. Trace the wound with a wood file and sharp knife, removing any loose bark to ...

When we see something weird growing on tree bark, it is usually algae, lichens, moss, or fungi (or a combination of these). These can be gray, white, green, or even orange.

What appears to be a piece of bark peels off a tree trunk, and starts slowly crawling along a branch. It’s actually Uroplatus garamaso, a newly identified species of leaf-tailed gecko.

Bark beetle infestation slows down tree growth early on Date: March 3, 2025 Source: University of Eastern Finland Summary: Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before any ...

Tree bark demonstrates an unexpected climate superpower '...our trees are that much more useful and powerful than we’ve given them credit for.' Lauren Leffer Jul 24, 2024 11:00 AM EDT ...

The scene shifts to South America, where a French botanist, de Jussieu, spent years devoted to the arduous quest for and study of the fever bark tree, only to lose his data, specimens, and health ...