Bark : The bark is the outer covering of the thump, ribs and Team roots des trees, and more generally plants woody. It arises from the secondary growth of the plants and is therefore not present on the jeunes trees.
It is often possible to recognize a arbre by its bark, of which theaspect can however strongly vary according to regions (latitudes, altitudes), its age, its exposure, and the possible presence of lichens, mousses, algues or others epiphytes.
Fossilized bark, in mining shales in particular, is used to identify trees and paleolandscapes.
Debarking is the action of removing the bark from a arbre, it is practiced for different reasons.
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