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Lenticel patterns
Lenticels are the pores through which a tree exchanges gases along its trunk and stems. On some trees, the lenticels are nearly hidden. On this young tulip tree the lenticels are beautifully expose...
braided bark
This beautifully braided texture graces an elder tulip tree. Note the lone samara resting among the ridges of the bark.
Oops, not a beech.
This tree doesn't retain clarity of initials the way a beech tree does. Perhaps it looked enough like a beech tree when it was young. My best guess is that it's a tulip tree (sometimes called "yell...