Thursday, June 5, 2014

River Birch Bark......


I have been flooding you with flower shots so I decided to share some bark on my tree.  I bought the river birch thinking it was a clump birch and I am so glad I made the mistake.  I gave one to my neighbor and I kept this one.  It is a wonderful specimen tree that looks so great in my orchard area.  I like how it peals back bark continually as it grows.

4 comments:

Cranberry Morning said...

So interesting, isn't it, how it peels back! We have a birch that needs to come down. I think it will be welcomed as firewood next winter.

Unknown said...

One of the things I was introduced to during my travels back east while I was on the truck was birch beer, which has a slightly stronger bite to it than regular root beer does to me. Oh yeah, I liked it!

Anonymous said...

One of my favorite trees and this photo is perfect!

A Colorful World said...

It really adds some interest doesn't it!

Peony and Tulips....

  The flowers are getting a gentle rain this morning.  It  makes the soil and sub soil happier as our drought is less these days.