This Week in Bark
I stop frequently to check patches of maturing bark in hardwood stands near my house. Close inspection through a lens reveals so much activity.
Mulberry !
Christmas gifts using firewood from a removal a year or two ago…sooo orange with Linseed as a finish.
This is a Grape vine.
Wolf Swamp Maple in the background that needed some help…notice the lower torn lead.
That’s not a Grape Vine…
Hedgerow maintenance this week in Washington Crossing working through Black Cherry, Walnut, & Red Elm…
Rainbow Eucalyptus?
It’s the cap of that Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) pealed back with a scrub plane wide open…mixed staining from branch woundwood & water exposure. That last shot had such a linear contrast pattern like the gum down under.
Tuckamony Christmas tree Quiz
Couple bud shots of trees on the farm near Honey Hollow. We picked up another Concolor Fir thid year, but Mtn Scotch & Frazier were also looking good. Lars pointed me toward the true White Fir (Abies alba) that he had in the upper back corner of the field. Distinctly…