IT'S OK TO JUDGE A PLANT BY ITS COVER From: Evansville Courier & Press | Date: February 17, 2006| Author: | Copyright 2006 Evansville Courier & Press. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Hear the word "bark," and you're apt to think, first, of a dog and, second, of a birch tree.

Well, foxes also bark, and the cinnamon- brown, flaky bark of paperbark maple is every bit as eye-catching as is the chalky white bark of birch.

Winter is a wonderful time to appreciate a plant's bark.

Many shrubs have notable bark. The red or yellow twigs of shrubby dogwoods look stunning against snowy backdrops, and they are bright enough to call attention to themselves, even without the snow.

Twigs of the Cherisina variety of white willow have similarly colorful bark, orangish-red in this case. For ...

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