Split by narayani

Split

Shedding the winter skin...
Is that really why the bark peels?
September 15th, 2017  
Cool.
September 15th, 2017  
No kidding! Does the whole tree shed its outer layer?
September 15th, 2017  
ditto!
September 15th, 2017  
@seacreature @meotzi @beckyk365 @anniesue oh gawd, now I've started something I do t know the answer to! A quick read of google told me this... " All mature eucalypts put on an annual layer of bark, which contributes to the increasing diameter of the stems. In some species, the outermost layer dies and is annually deciduous, either in long strips or in variably sized flakes"
As I looked at the trees yesterday I got the feeling they were growing out of their skins...I'd never thought of that before...
Random wandering of the mind... 😄
September 16th, 2017  
Haha! a wandering mind can be a dangerous thing! I was picturing a tree size skin laying at the foot of the tree. Hey it's Australia, all sorts of crazy things grow over there!
September 16th, 2017  
@beckyk365 never a truer word! ;-)
September 16th, 2017  
@narayani how do they get bigger if they shed their latest bark layer?
September 16th, 2017  
@anniesue they grow taller and fatter with fresh, new bark under the old. Actually...I haven't got a clue!! 😜
September 16th, 2017  
@beckyk365 haha! Your wandering mind if more inventive than mine. And not everything over here is crazy is it??
September 16th, 2017  
@narayani ok maybe not :)
September 16th, 2017  
@narayani I was going for it!
September 16th, 2017  
@narayani Thank you for all that detailed info. Very interesting ... and some interesting comments and questions that followed! Enjoyed this thread and banter!
September 17th, 2017  
@seacreature 😄
September 18th, 2017  
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