Melaleuca Bark (Paperbark)

We have about 20 trees in our garden and over the next few days I will be posting photos of tree bark from some of them. Today it is our melaleuca tree (paper bark) I love the colours and papery feel to the bark of this tree.

[Diana]

Great capture of these amazing textures and tones. One can see where the name comes from.

[FBailey]

Wonderful textures - you must have a huge garden!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh yes, I love our paperbarks - fantastic capture of the textures :)

[Margo]

I love the paper barks too

[Kathy A]

I love paperbarks, amazing textures

[CC Folk]

Very cool appearance...fav.

[Dione Giorgio]

This is amazing. Never seen tree bark like this. You got a fantastic shot with great textures of it. Fav.

[Debra]

Very cool!

[Pat]

I've never seen this either, fascinating & fabulous, fav.

[Angela]

Lovely detail

[Casablanca]

I just want to ruffle my hands in all that flaky gorgeousness! What a tactile tree.

[Lou Ann]

Such beautiful bark!

[Lil H]

You take such interesting photos. It's inspiring!

[Wylie]

good one Babs, great colour and the rest.

[Clare Gadsby]

saw these when we were in sydney - great colours

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Fascinating bark- it really does look like peeling paper. Nice shot!

[Merrelyn]

I love the colours and texture of paperbark.

[gloria jones]

Fabulous capture of textures

[sarah]

New to me but isn’t it amazing

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful, does anybody else see a little girl or fairy in the middle of the bark? Fav

[Bep]

@craftymeg
Yes, I spotted her.

[Bep]

Fabulous shot. Fav.

[haskar]

Great textures.

[Pat Knowles]

Just amazing how this bark peels off like this, it’s rather attractive!

[Joanna kate]

You've posted my favourite Aussie tree and looking at that bark l still find them so interesting. Great closeup

[Carole Sandford]

Wonderful textures!

[Pyrrhula]

Great capture of this interresting tree bark

[Leslie]

interesting texture of the bark

[*lynn]

the great textures really stand out

[Jane Pittenger]

Great colors and textures

[Danette Thompson]

Great texture

[Babs]

@casablanca @happypat Do you remember when you were in primary school how you used to peel the crumbling paint off the railings in the playground? Well peeling the papery bark off this tree is just like that, very satisfying. ha ha.



@ludwigsdiana @fbailey @koalagardens @777margo @kjarn @gardenfolk @sangwann @dridsdale @pattyblue @angelar @louannwarren @lilh @pusspup @pistache @olivetreeann @merrelyn @seattlite @samae @gijsje @haskar @joannakate @carole_sandford @pyrrhula @lesip @lynnz @jgpittenger @danette Thanks. Paperbark and scribbly gum bark are my two favourite tree barks, they are both so interesting to photograph.

@craftymeg Well spotted, I see her.

[bruni]

I see her. and the bark looks amazing. so many layers and gorgeous color. fav.

[Walks @ 7]

This is a most lovely tree and such a great capture.

[Valerie Chesney]

Wonderful textures here Babs....I can 'see' lots of faces looking at me..ha-ha.

[Monique]

Amazing texture

[Casablanca]

@onewing YES! I remember doing that! And peeling Copydex white glue off my hands after art lessons......so rewarding!!

[Ann Williams]

That can only be described as gnarly. Fascinating to look at Babs.