Melaleuca Bark

Thanks so much for putting yesterday's scribbly gum collage on the PP, it is my favourite tree.

Today I am posting a triptych of my second favourite tree the melaleuca, commonly known as paperbark.

I just love the different patterns and the papery feel to the bark.

We have a melaleuca in our garden although this series of shots was taken in woodland during our walk at Lemon Tree Passage a couple of weeks ago.

[Margo]

some lovely ones there Babs

[Mariana Visser]

I love the textures and lines. Absolutely gorgeous

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh yes the paperbarks are superb and this is another brilliant collage - I could look at different tree barks all day :)

[Beryl Lloyd]

Wonderful Babs , each image in the triptych is beautiful in colour tones and textures ! fav

[Mave]

Love this collage

[Wylie]

beautiful bark Babs

[Sue Cooper]

A lovely set of images Babs.

[HelenM]

Is this what they call "paper bark"? I was fascinated by how spongy the trunk was when pressed

[Casablanca]

Gorgeous! Now melaleuca is a word I really can't say after a beer......

[sally agnew]

Beautiful tactile images Babs :)

[Valerie Chesney]

Three glorious captures, so lovely together.

[Diana]

Stunning shots of the lovely shapes, tones and patterns Babs. I too have a huge bark collection, maybe I should post them too.

[Susie]

Lovely interesting image

[Dione Giorgio]

Fav. simply stunning.

[Lou Ann]

So gorgeous!

[Henri Russell]

Really pretty bark on this tree. Lovely triptych.

[Merrelyn]

Beautiful textures Babs. You do such a great job with your bark shots. I love paperbark, but I never seem to get my settings right to get decent photos :(

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful patterns and textures.

[Paul]

Love the texture and detail - excellent collage, as always :)

[gloria jones]

Great series of neat shots with super textures

[Joyce]

I really like bark and theses a great set of shots

[Lynda McG]

Nice textures

[Pat Knowles]

Lovely suitable names Babs, the bark is so varied on theses trees & a large part of the appeal.

[Nicole Campbell]

Lovely patterns, colours and textures

[Diana Moss]

Lovely detail of these barks

[Kathie]

Super triptych. I can see it framed on a wall.

[Pyrrhula]

Great captures of those beautiful bark patterns.

[Suzanne]

Beautiful bark, such fabulous textures

[Babs]

@ludwigsdiana Yes, do post them. I love patterns on tree bark.

[Islandgirl]

Wonderful textures!

[Guymundo]

Great collage. Really shows them off well.

[Corinne]

Nice textures

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I love the texture of this bark- it really does look like paper. Nice triptych!

[Danette Thompson]

Someone brought them to Florida and it nearly ruined the Everglades. Their bark is cool, though.

[Marnie]

I agree, melaleuca bark is always interesting to look at, I love it.

[Decima F]

@danette There is one in the street outside my house. It makes it hard to grow stuff in my garden because it sucks all the moisture out of the soil.

[Decima F]

Interesting bark, but they have been wrongly planted where I live.

[CC Folk]

Great texture! Fav.

[Taffy]

I really like the patterns in these three. They work really well together.

[haskar]

Great texture! Fav.

[Babs]

@777margo @mv_wolfie @koalagardens @beryl @mave @pusspup @susiemc @hermann @happysnaps @susie1205 @sangwann @louannwarren @henrir @merrelyn @mittens @paul10 @seattlite @thistle @lyndamcg @happypat @nicolecampbell @snowy @kathiecb @pyrrhula @suzanne234 @radiogirl @guymundo @cocobella @olivetreeann @danette @golftragic @gardenfolk @taffy Thanks. Like the patterns on the scribbly gum bark, the melaleuca always provides so many beautiful patterns. Isn't nature wonderful.

@helenm2016 Yes Helen it is paper bark.

@casablanca I don't drink beer so I should be safe. ha ha.

@princessm We have a melaleuca in our garden and it doesn't suck the moisture out of the soil here or damage our other trees or plants. Maybe you need to fertilize your garden.

[Decima F]

@onewing I do

[Decima F]

@onewing Maybe you live in a higher rainfall area. I had 17 mm of rain today, the 1st for weeks. Total rainfall for Feb was 1.6 mm.

[Sheralee S]

I love the tea trees, we had fun tearing strips of bark off as kids. Great triptych.

[carol white]

Wonderful textures.FAV!!

[Jane Morley]

Terrific textures. I'd want this one the wall!

[bkb in the city]

Very interesting

[Stephanie]

They give such a wonderful textural look and I see so many patterns in the wood.