
← Your Central Florida Yard12 Jan · 24 min
Tree Bark: A Landscape Showstopper
<p>Join us in this episode as we take a closer look at trees with interesting bark. Whether you’re designing a landscape or just love trees, you’ll come away seeing bark in a whole new way!</p><p><strong>Sources for this Episode:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Find your local UF/IFAS Extension office: <br><a href="https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>In Polk County, contact the Plant Clinic at 863-519-1041, <a href="mailto:polkmg@ifas.ufl.edu" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">polkmg@ifas.ufl.edu</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Your Central Florida page <a href="https://centralfloridayard.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://centralfloridayard.substack.com/ </a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Bark Appeal <a href="https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/trees/bark-appeal/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/trees/bark-appeal/</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>River Birch <a href="https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/trees/river-birch/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/trees/river-birch/</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em>Betula nigra</em>: River Birch <a href="https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST094" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST094</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Crapemyrtle <a href="https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/trees/crapemyrtle/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/trees/crapemyrtle/</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em>Lagerstroemia indica</em>: Crapemyrtle <a href="https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST342" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST342</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em>Platanus occidentali</em>s: Sycamore <a href="https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST484" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST484</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em>Ceiba speciosa</em>: Silk-Floss Tree <a href="https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST162" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST162</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Chinese Elm <a href="https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/trees/chinese-elm/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/trees/chinese-elm/</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em>Ulmus parvifolia</em>: Chinese Elm <a href="https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST652" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST652</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Winged Elm <a href="https://ffl.ifas.ufl.edu/butterflies/browse/Details/395" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://ffl.ifas.ufl.edu/butterflies/browse/Details/395</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Live Oak <a href="https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/trees/live-oaks/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/trees/live-oaks/</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em>Quercus virginiana</em>: Southern Live Oak <a href="https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST564" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST564</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Chickasaw Plum <a href="https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/trees/chickasaw-plum/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/trees/chickasaw-plum/</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p><em>Prunus angustifolia</em>: Chickasaw Plum <a h