Cinnamon comes from the inner bark of several different trees in the Cinnamomum genus. These tropical evergreen trees are ...

Visitors to my gardens often stop to ask about a tree with unusual form or foliage, but only rarely do they notice bark. That changes after autumn leaves fall. Mottled, peeling or colorful bark, ...

Before we get into any kind of discussion about what constitutes "fake" cinnamon, let's clarify that there is more than one ...

So often we choose a tree because of its flowers, leaves, fall color or its fruit. Often, we forget about the bark. However, on many trees, the bark is the most interesting part of the tree. This can ...

Many regions of the Pacific Northwest are endemic to a distinct broadleaf evergreen tree with thin bark that sloughs off in papery cinnamon colored strips revealing a smooth green-tinted bark ...