Bark serves as the skin of the tree, protecting the internal plumbing from disease or insect damage and helping stave off water loss. It can appear smooth, furrowed, plate-like, flaky, ridged ...

This science of trees inspired my colleague and me to measure the scaling of tree branch diameter in art. Among my favorite images is a carving of a tree from a late-medieval mosque in India.

researchers found the tree in the top-left carving had the most “tree-like” branch diameter scaling exponent. Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (for “Cherry Blossoms”) Newberry shared that ...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A man was found unconscious and later pronounced dead after being trapped approximately 25 feet up in a palm tree on the 2000 Block of E. Bonanza near 21st Street, according ...

Palm trees are cherished for the tropical flair they add to any setting. With thousands of palm tree species available ... in single or multi-trunk specimens with a smooth gray bark. Its stunning ...

Tree bark constitutes an ideal habitat for microbial communities, because it is a stable substrate, rich in micro-niches. Bacteria, fungi, and terrestrial microalgae together form microbial ...