The mature ash tree (Fraxinus) often has pinnately compound ... You can recognize a sycamore (Platanus) tree by its bark full of smooth, irregular shapes resembling camouflage.

John Skinner, community forester, joined us to talk about the invasive emerald ash borer that kills ash trees.

Maple, Ash, Dogwood and Virburnum all have opposite ... Is it smooth, deeply ridged, shaggy or peeling? Beech trees have very smooth bark, cottonwoods have deep grooves, and shagbark hickory ...

This rose relative's smooth gray bark stands out next to the jagged icicles ... the borer insects that bother other types of ...

Its whitish to ash gray bark is marked with captivating eye-shaped scars, indications of where branches were once attached. When given ample space, this tree is highly symmetrical and requires ...