Lots of people are calling us worried about their london plane trees losing their bark. Because the outer layer of bark is dead, it cannot grow larger as the tree does, so it sheds the old bark like a snake sheds its skin. The new bark is light yellow, and will darken to brown at is ages. The trees are shedding their old bark quickly this year so it is more noticeable, but this does not hurt the tree.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:27:26 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015