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Bark Beetles: What Are They And How You Can Protect Your Tree

If you spot tiny holes and piles of sawdust on your tree, bark beetles could be the culprit. Unfortunately, the solution ...
The Star Press

Remember the three 'Bs' — branches, bark and buds — to identify trees in winter

A walk in the woods this time of year is different. It’s quiet and monochromatic. Other than the crunch of your shoes on frozen ground, there isn’t as much to see or hear as a forest in spring or ...
Mountain Xpress

Winter Buds & Bark Tree ID

Ever wondered how you can identify a tree without its leaves? All tree species have different patterns of bark and leaf/flower buds that can be used to identify them even in winter time. In this ...
extension.purdue.edu

ID That Tree Spring Bloom Edition, Six New Videos

This video series adds “spring bloom” to aid in the identification of different trees. With vivid pictures sharing what to look for regarding the leaves, bark and bloom, Purdue Extension Forester ...
KXLY

Bark beetles threaten Spokane pine trees: What homeowners need to know

After the city removed nearly 200 pine trees from public parks and golf courses due to bark beetle infestations, Spokane ...
The Virginian-Pilot

In Full Bloom: Take a look at trees now; they can show you a lot while dormant

Immature smooth alder catkins, or elongated flowers. Looking at buds can help identify trees in winter. Once you’ve familiarized yourself with staring at tree bark, you can begin to recognize the ...
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We discovered microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about trees

What we discovered has changed how we think about trees. Bark was long assumed to be largely biologically inert in relation ...