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Close-up of rough, textured pine bark with orange and gray patches, with blurred trees and greenery in the background. Several thick, curled brown sticks of dried Cinnamomum cassia bark, also known as Chinese cinnamon, arranged on a light wooden surface. Illustration of a tree trunk cross-section with labeled features including outer and inner bark, sapwood, heartwood, pith, and growth rings, plus radial, tangential, and transverse surfaces.

bark: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: Frontiers - Cork-containing Barks�A review. Jul 08, 2024
Add new Web site: The University of Melbourne - Pursuit - What is tree bark? May 30, 2019
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Bark. Feb 02, 2009
Added new Web site: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Tree Bark. Sep 12, 2008
Added new Web site: Trees for Life - Tree Bark. Sep 12, 2008
Added new Web site: Backyard Nature - Tree Bark. Apr 22, 2008
Added new Web site: Backyard Nature - Woody Twig Exteriors. Apr 22, 2008
Added new Web site: Backyard Nature - Inside Woody Twigs. Apr 22, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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