In Shed

Dogs shed, cicadas shed, geckos shed, cats shed, snakes shed, but have you ever thought about a tree shedding? There are actually more than I realized but this is my crepe myrtle shedding its outer layer of bark. I wish I had thought to take the photo before I stripped some of it away

[Shutterbug]

The Hidden Life of Trees devotes an entire chapter comparing tree “skin” to human skin.

[Kathy]

I like the smooth looking texture of the trunk when the bark falls away.

[Dawn]

When I first saw this reminded me of snakes lol but absolutely to a lot

[Diane]

I think the trunks of crepe myrtles are one of the things that make them such neat trees. Good shot.

[Diana]

Lovely shot and textures, such lovely tones too.

[JackieR]

Ummm, it's in yard not a shed

[Susan Wakely]

Great textures of the shedding bark.

[Lou Ann]

Some of my crepe Myrtles shed and some don’t. Yours is so nice and big and strong!

[Brian]

How interesting. Love your narration. fav

[Annie D]

@eudora I agree, I love their trunks.

[Annie D]

I love string bark Eucalyptus trees.

[katy]

@shutterbug49 That would be fascinating to read
@randystreat I do too Kathy thanks
@Dawn it is more like a snake in the way it sheds isn't it?
@eudora I agree Diane thanks so much
@ludwigsdiana you are too kind Diana thank you
@30pics4jackiesdiamond LOL I wondered if anyone would be smart enough to catch that!
@wakelys so nice of you to say Sue
@louannwarren I haven't really noticed if that is the case in my yard Lou Ann. I will have to check. I like that this one is more like a tree than a bush
@briaan I am glad you like it Brian thank you
@annied l had never heard of those before. They look like the bark has more texture to me and l had never considered that crepe myrtles grew in Australia either

[Dawn]

@grammyn I’m not really up on reptiles as lucky we don’t have snakes the only reptile here is on the endangered list that’s a Tutara

[katy]

@Dawn well when reptiles shed their skin comes off in patches like this tree rather than like a dog or cat sheds with individual hairs

[Annie D]

@grammyn crepe myrtle are everywhere here - they are used quite often as street trees - I have two of them in the front yard

[katy]

@annied I guess I just had never considered they would go anywhere except here for some reason. They are beautiful trees aren’t they?

[Annie D]

@grammyn they are - I love the bark and the flowers are lovely too

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Interesting- I think the only ones I've seen are the non-shedding kind. Good catch!

[katy]

@olivetreeann thank you, Ann. I think I’ve never noticed the non-shedding kind before.

[Kathy A]

I love the crepe myrtle trunks. Interesting title 😀

[katy]

@kjarn I used to keep snakes, and we always talked about when they were in shed so it seem to apply here. Thanks so much.

[Marilyn Wigen]

I’m not sure if I knew about shedding trees… it seems a bit familiar deep in my memory bank! This is a nice capture of the “new” and old. I really like that there are pieces of shed on the ground around the tree.

[katy]

@marilyn for some reason I had forgotten about birch trees, which shed all the time and there were several others listed when I checked. I’m so glad you like this one. It really was more impressive before I pulled off all those pieces on the ground.