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.
Brown-gray, furrowed into a diamond pattern
Layers of gray and reddish brown, exfoliating in long, vertical stripes
Pinus sylvestris // Scotch PineVivid brown-orange papery flakes near top, fissured scaly plates near bottom
Warm gray, shallow, furrowed, longitudinal ridges
Brown-gray with warm brown-orange undertones, scaly ridges curving outward
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