The trees exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen with the atmosphere through little “mouths” in their leaves and tiny “windows” ...

But winter is precisely the time for shrubs with colorful branches and trees with ornamental bark to shine. Bark serves as the skin of the tree, protecting the internal plumbing from disease or ...

Female trees produce blue fruits that birds love ... tree with beautiful birch-like leaves, grayish-brown flaky bark, fine-textured drooping branches and attractive hop-like fruits.

They don't mind wet feet but do just fine in dry soil as well ... with shredding bark that reveals a red trunk underneath.

By Aislinn Sarnacki Have you ever noticed how much tree bark varies in texture, color and pattern? If your answer is “no,” I ...