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Barking up the Tree

Barks can be rem"bark"able in colours, shapes, how they play with light or grow over signs.

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Last updated: 16 April 2015

  1. Smooth bark softly lit by sunlight.
  2. Dark bark, looks like ancient lava.
  3. Flakes of bark come off easily from this tree.
  4. Insects have carved curved brown marks into this light brown bark.
  5. Stabilising roots fan out from the base of a tree.
  6. A smooth pink tree has a depletion that looks like a woman's navel.
  7. Bark peels off to reveal a reddish layer beneath.
  8. Vertical segments of bark have caught a falling leaf.
  9. A thin liana ropes around a tree.
  10. Highlighted parts of the bark seem to vanish into the darkness behind.
  11. A tree has grown its bark so much that it covers a sign.
  12. Bark seems to form pimples that break open over time.
  13. Little holes make a crater-like landscape on this tree.
  14. Rain water runs down the bark of this tree.
  15. Lines of rain water congregate at the bottom of a tree.
  16. Dark reds combine with greens and browns.
  17. Bark bursts open to reveal soft brown colour underneath a grey bark.
  18. Bark bursts open to reveal soft brown colour underneath a grey bark.
  19. Bark has been removed and the outline of a turtle was carved into the tree.
  20. Dark greens merge with almost purple colours.
  21. Bark seems to compress forming wrinkles.
  22. The fresh pink bark stands out against the dark greens around it.
  23. The solid base of a tree contrasts with the lightness of a grass growing nearby.
  24. A mole breaks the outer bark and exposes smooth new bark.
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Smooth bark softly lit by sunlight.

Let's have a look at some of the most remarkable barks.

Smooth bark softly lit by sunlight.

Let's have a look at some of the most remarkable barks.

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