Think of the trunk of a cherry tree, with its narrow lines etched into the bark. Those lines—called lenticels, or “little windows”— are actually portals in the bark that let the tree breathe.

The bark on this cherry tree is splitting. By Sue Kittek. PUBLISHED: February 3, 2023 at 10:00 AM EST. My cherry tree has a problem. The bark is splitting and coming away.

Winter is the perfect time to learn a new skill when you do not need a green canopy: identifying trees. Here's how to get started.

The cherry trees, which are a worldwide tourist attraction when their blossoms bloom in the spring, were planted at the Tidal Basin in 1912 as a gift of friendship from Japan.Beavers aren’t the ...

This North American native tree usually grows to 60' but can grow as tall as 145 feet on exceptional sites. The bark of young trees are smooth but become fissured and scaly as the tree's trunk ...

Stumpy is a hollow, stump-shaped cherry tree located on the south bank of the Tidal Basin in Washington. It has a strip of bark on one side that transports nutrients to a few small branches ...

But don't worry about Stumpy. Even though the interior of the tree is gone, the bark remains and the roots are underground, so it's still getting nutrients. Video below: Cherry blossoms reach peak ...

D.C.’s famous cherry trees thrive in the face of natural and manmade threats. Here’s ... is controlled through pruning and treating wounds on the tree’s bark. Cherry Blossoms Mar 23, 2024 ...

Sargent’s cherry has showy pink flowers in early spring and attractive, shiny brown bark. Like most trees with conspicuous spring flowers, it needs a full-sun site.