The Slippery Elm tree, indigenous to North America, is highly regarded for its health-enhancing properties. Its inner bark, passed down through the generations, is typically gathered and finely ...

Are you looking for new trees for your yard? These trees all have beautiful bark.

The American elm tree has all but died off in this country. In Castine, Maine, residents have found a way to keep their precious citizens thriving.

Lacebark elm (Ulmus parvifolia) has a fabulous mottled bark of gray, green, brown and orange. Also called Chinese elm, this species should NOT be confused with the weedy, nuisance Siberian elm (Ulmus ...

Use leaves, fruit, and flowers to identify hardwood trees common to North American forests. Learn about species characteristics and locations.

For mature trees (trunks >4 inches in diameter at the base): Girdling Method – Involves a series of cuts around the entire circumference of the tree, through the bark and down to the heartwood only.

However, almost all mature American elm trees have been killed in the last 50 years by Dutch elm disease, which is caused by a fungus, Ophiostoma novo-ulmi, introduced from Asia. Elm bark beetles ...

Slippery elm is a tree native to the central and eastern United States, and its bark may be able to soothe a number of symptoms.

Slippery elm is a supplement made from the inner bark of the slippery elm tree. It has traditionally been used to treat digestive symptoms and sore throat.

Smooth and flaking: American sycamore (with white under bark), London plane tree (with yellowish under bark), middle aged red maples (gray often with bulls-eye pattern cracks.

Georgia gardening expert Walter Reeves addresses how to help a tree recover from bark damage, and questions about zoysia grass and Bermuda grass.

According to herbinformation.org, bark from the slippery elm can be turned into a powder to soothe the digestive tract, as well as an anti-inflammatory for internal and topical uses.