Birch trees in autumn with yellow leaves
Close up of birch tree bark
Close view of the bark of the eucalyptus tree
Close-up of knotted aspen bark
Close view of bark on an old growth cottonwood tree
Mottled sycamore bark
Whitebark pine trees
Termite tunnels crisscrossing tree trunks
Close view of a weathered foxtail pine tree
Grove of aspen trees
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Quaking Aspen Trees
Quaking aspen trees in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains are resplendent in shimmering foliage and white bark.
Photograph by Roy Toft
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Patterns in Nature: Trees

See tree bark photos, from National Geographic.

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  • TREES

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