Bark is, in a matter of speaking, the skin of a tree. Our skin is the outermost barrier for protecting our bodies from infection, injury and disease, while bark provides very much the same ...

Elmore Leonard once said “I don’t have any of the modern electronics at all. I know the Internet would be a distraction. I ...

He told me that bark protects trees. “Bark is like our skin,” Adams said. “It protects trees from all kinds of attackers that might want to get in – like viruses, bacteria, fungi ...

Indonesian man with a rare skin condition gets radical treatment. Jakarta, INDONESIA, Aug. 12, 2008 — -- Dede Koswara, known in his native Indonesia as "Tree Man," has lived for years with ...

FOR almost 40 years Li Xitian has suffered from an incurable skin condition that makes his skin as rough as tree bark. Li, 58, is believed to be suffering from an extreme case of psoriasis - a ...

The bark of a tree is its own protection against the weather ... such as this one from Scenic Hill Farm Nursery, sheds its outer skin. 10. Heritage River birch (Betula nigra 'Cully') Birches ...

When bears wriggle against bark, the tree scratching posts leak out resins and saps. These substances stick to fur and skin , and are water-resistant, making them a strong contender for an ...