Why is your tree losing its bark? Should you be concerned? Click here to learn why bark is falling off your tree - including pine, oak and ash trees. read more
When bark peels off a tree, determine whether the tree is going through a normal shedding process or if injury or disease is causing the problem. If you see bark covering the wood after the old bark peels away, the tree is probably undergoing a normal shedding process. read more
The bark that completely surrounded the smaller tree must then surround a much larger tree. However, that outer bark isn’t growing. Thus, the same amount of bark must cover a larger area. Different trees deal with this differently. In some trees (like black walnut and elm) the bark splits many vertical cracks in the other bark. In other trees (like birch), the outer bark peels off. The peeling of the bark of your tree may be entirely natural. read more
Peeling bark can be a natural part of the tree's growth cycle, or it can be a symptom of a deeper problem. Appearance Hard maple trees have bark that develops deep furrows as the tree ages. read more