Education, News  |  January 29th, 2015

The Bark of Elmwood Park: Part 1 | Kinghorn Gardens

Often an overlooked botanical feature, bark or rhytidome, when closely examined boasts incredible beauty. These stunning shots were taken in Omaha’s Elmwood Park, a common destination for college students, families and golfers, all who most likely don’t notice the exquisite texture and form hidden in plan sight.

Ash

Fraxinus Pennsylvanica // Green Ash

Brown-gray, furrowed into a diamond pattern

Eastern Red Cedar

 Juniperus virginiana // Eastern Red Cedar

Layers of gray and reddish brown, exfoliating in long, vertical stripes

Scotch PinePinus sylvestris // Scotch Pine

Vivid brown-orange papery flakes near top, fissured scaly plates near bottom

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris // Pin Oak

Warm gray, shallow, furrowed, longitudinal ridges

Coffee Tree

Gymnocladus dioicus // Kentucky Coffee Tree

Brown-gray with warm brown-orange undertones, scaly ridges curving outward



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