Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jacqueline was walking to her southeast Melbourne home one day this week when she spotted an unusual pattern on the bark of a ...

At first glance, the branch appears completely empty.

A picture supposedly showing an unusual wood pattern beneath the bark of a burned tree is met with a wide range of reactions (and humorous comments) whenever it circulates on social media: This is a ...

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section is ...

A new study carried out in Australia finds that the bark of common tree species holds diverse microbial communities, with trillions of microbes living on every tree. The research determined that many ...

Why do trees have bark? Julien, age 6, Melbourne. This is a great question, Julien. We are so familiar with bark on trees, that most of us just take it for granted. But bark is one of the most complex ...

Spotting strange orange gashes or patches on your tree's bark may be alarming. The bark may appear cracked, sunken, and you may also notice damaged tissue on stems and branches. These markings may ...