Commons:Photo challenge/2025 - August - Bark

2025 – August – Bark

The new challenge features Bark .

Ideally, each submission should contain a summary description of the subject in the file information, including the location of the subject, and relevant categories should be added to the files to enable other Commons users to find them and use them. Please take care not to violate copyright in respect of non-free creative works, and observe our educational project scope and the personality rights of identifiable people, or your files may be subject to deletion.

The challenge will remain open for submissions throughout August UTC.

Checklist for this theme:

• Photographs must be the work of the nominator.
• Photographs must be newly uploaded to Commons during the challenge submission period i.e. August 2025 UTC (but may have been taken earlier).
• Submissions must be added to the top of the "Entries" section below.
• Please do not nominate lots of similar photos; instead choose just your best and most varied images.

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  bark of the walnut tree
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  Cracks on the bark of the walnut tree
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  Trees need support
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  Trees at roadside at South Korea
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  A squirrel examining the nutritional values of a piece of bark from a dead branch of an oak
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  A tree in Phu Quoc Island
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  blooming kapok in Macao
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  Maple Tree With Burl
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  Yellow Birch growing around chain
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  Pine Tree with cable cutting into bark
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  Characteristic drawing in the bark of the rootstock of a Black Poplar (Populus nigra).
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  Piglike trunk, Dnipro, Ukraine
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  andschaftsschutzgebiet - Badersklinge (Wanderweg) in Schwäbisch Hall - Bark
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  Wild Pear Tree
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  Other Plant Breeding in the bark
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  Outer Barks are cleaned and roots of another tree captured the trunk
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  Barks are gone, trunk is open
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  Damaged barks and pourous trunk is the nest of insects
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  Lines and cracks—nature’s poetry carved without ink.
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  Whispers of centuries linger in the rugged skin of the earth.
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  The plane tree with this bark is in Sad Janka Kráľa in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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  Rinde mit Pilzbewuchs an einem Baumstamm im Landschaftsschutzgebiet Burbach, Siegerland.
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  The bark of the Populus alba tree with characteristic lenticels in the shape of rhombuses.
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  Heart-shaped padlocks hanging from the branches of a wisteria tree, Giusti Gardens, Verona, Italy
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  Старое дерево в г. Эдесса, Греция
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  A detailed photograph of grapevine bark, showing the unique texture and natural patterns of the vine's surface.
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  Close-up of apricot tree bark with natural cracks and textured surface.
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  Close-up of weeping willow bark with textured surface and natural patterns.
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  Two chips of bark on some grass
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  Треснувшее дерево в районе г. Горбатов
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  Старое дерево на Щелоковском хуторе осенью
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  Climbing hydrangea trunk and tendrils growing against a brick wall.
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  The bark of the frankincense tree in Dhofar, Oman.
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  Detail of the Taxus baccata bark in direct sunlight. This tree is in the oldest public park in Central Europe at the Danube in Bratislava (Slovakia).
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  What you see
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  Buchenwurzel am Habichtswaldsteig bei
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  Apfelbaum am Habichtswaldsteig im Naturpark Habichtswald
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  Naturdenkmal Schäferbuche bei Altenhasungen
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  Hohler Obstbaum bei Züschen
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  Bark of a sycamore (maple) tree in Basel, CH
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  Bark of a red beech
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  Trunks of European Spruce piled up at the roadside
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  Bark of a plane tree in Basel, CH
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  Eucalyptus, Peloponnese, Greece
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  Bark pressed by harvester (forestry)
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  A weeping paperbark, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
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  Distinct north-south weather line visible on the bark of an elm tree.
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  Ohlone (Native American) Redwood Bark Dwelling Replica (Deer Hollow Farm, Cupertino, CA)
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  Bark and tree cuttings from the forest near the village of Medvidka, Vinnytsia region, Ukraine
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  Mushrooms growing on tree bark, forest near the village of Medvidka, Vinnytsia region, Ukraine
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  A tree on the bark of which our grandparents carved inscriptions, on the way to the Temple of Blessed Xenia of Petersburg. Vinnytsia, Ukraine
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  The forest near the village of Medvidka, Vinnytsia region, Ukraine
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  Bark of Araucaria cunninghamii in Kenya
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  Bark of Afrocanthium keniense in Kenya
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  Bark of Psydrax schimperiana Ruathe in Kenya
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  Bark of Manilkara discolor in Kenya
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  Tree bark with moss and lichens
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  Bark comes off a dead tree trunk
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  Bark comes off a dead tree trunk
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  Vandalism on tilia bark, Donaueschingen, Germany
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  Cinnamon Bark
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  Coast Redwood bark in Muir Woods, California
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  In der Rinde eingewachsener Wegweiser im Wald bei Rüttenen, Kanton Solothurn
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  Autumn tree bark in the City Garden of Shumen, Bulgaria
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  October mood
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  Rusty leaves and bark
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  The Bright Rays of Spring on Tree Bark
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  Loose strips of bark from a Vitis vinifera 'Boskoop Glory' blue grape.
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  The black and white trunks of Betula Pendula in May
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  A tree with a lizard some fungus and leaves
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  Tree being "swallowed" by another tree
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  Giant tree trunk in Karura Forest
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  A tree with a separated part in the nature reserve "Schönower Heide"
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  A weathered branch stump in the "Hainich" near Erfurt
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  Weathered bark of a secured branch of a Cinnamomum Canphora tree in the park of the Palazzo Borromeo on the island of Isola Bello
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  An old willow tree in the Rostock IGA Park
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  Beautiful bark of an Acer griseum, paperbark maple.
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  Heart-shaped Knothole caused bei wound healing (Überwallung) were a branch died, northern Germany
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  Bark of a very old European white birch, rough area colonised by lichens, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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  Papery bark of the buttertree Cyphostemma currorri, Namibia
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  Cross-section of a double-trunked larch tree over 100 years old with thick bark, Val Müstair, Switzerland
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  Quercus robur bark, Radotín Valley Protected Area, Prague, Czech Republic
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  Unidentified tree bark in Prague, Czech Republic
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  Pinus sylvestris bark in Radotín Rocks Protected Area, Prague, Czech Republic
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  Pinus sylvestris in Kokořín - Kokořínský Důl, Czech Republic
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  Tribe of a dead Robinia, false acacia
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  Bark of Olive tree Olivo di Sant'Emiliano, older than 1.800 years, Trevi, Italy
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  Kissing trees, Niederhof, Germany
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  Tree face made of bark and tree fungus, Darß forest, Germany
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  Eucalyptus tree with loose bark, nature park Rio Formosa, Faro, Portugal
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  A tree hollow in an apple tree and bark
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  Bark and growths on an apple tree
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  Beautiful patterning on the bark of a tree in Neath Valley,Wales
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  Bark of a plane tree in Noyers-sur-Serein, Yonne, France, August 2025
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  Bark of a plane tree in Noyers-sur-Serein, Yonne, France, August 2025
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  Bark of a plane tree in Noyers-sur-Serein, Yonne, France, August 2025
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  The bark holds the heartbeat of the forest, silent yet eternal.
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  "A tapestry of time woven into wood."
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  Exposed spring tree bark in Burlington, Vermont
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  Dancing Forest on the Curonian Spit
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  لحاف شجرة أركان
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  Ghostly Levitating Birch Bark on Snake Mountain, Vermont
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  Tree with Mossy Bark in Richmond Nature Park
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  A tree with a pattern resembling a pensive face.
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  Wisteria trunk on a fence
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  Olea europaea in Rapolla (PT)
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  A tree at Alibag, Mumbai, Maharashta, India
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  A Neem Tree at Chennai, India.
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  A cut down tree without bark in mountain.
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  Mountain trail, sing in bark.
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  Cut down tree and bark.
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  Tree, bark, forest. Beskid Sądecki mountain range, Poland.
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  Overgrown living hollow willow (Salix). Location Natuurterrein The Famberhorst.
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  A burl on a sequoia, in Sequoia National Park (USA).
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  Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in Sequoia National Park (USA).
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  Coast Redwoods in Muir Woods National Monument (California).
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  A burl on a tree in Central Park (New York).
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  Climbing hydrangea trunk and tendrils growing against a brick wall.
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  Awaiting at the edge of a bark
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  Himalaya glancing through the barks of terrace railing
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  Tiny creature at tree bark
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  Tiny insect resting on tree bark
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  Tree leaning towards the end
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  Tree in sepia tone
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  Design generated by fungus on tree bark
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  Tree bark taken over by tiny insects
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  Water sprout on the trunk of formosan gum tree in the morning
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  Baum in Großpösna. Landkreis Leipzig in Sachsen.
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  American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) trunk and bark, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
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  Pine tree bark, Knoxille, Tennessee, USA.
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  Sequoiadendron giganteum (souches) Parc national de Kings Canyon Californie du sud.
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  Corteccia di una pianta di vite, parco di Villa Ruspoli a Vignanello (Viterbo)
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  Alles Natur
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  A tree stump
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  A tree stump
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  Green algae on tree bark
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  Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) bark and blooms in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
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  in der Streuobstwiese ist der Baum im Fokus, Pilze wachsen auf ihm und der Hintergrund zeigt die Weite der Wiese
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  am Max -Eyth See fotografiert an einem Februartag, die Farbenscala ist beeindruckend
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  das Monbachtal ist eine begehbare Schlucht mit einer zauberhaften Natur von Wald und Wasser
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  die Birke steht im Killesbergpark im Herbst im Farbenlicht der Astern
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  Strong ivy branches circling around this old oak, in Western France.
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  Alder (Alnus) in a flooded, frozen grassland. Location: De Famberhorst Nature Reserve.
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  Baumrinde. Aufgenommen am Schlossteich in Chemnitz. Sachsen.
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  Burnt bark of a Italian stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) after a forest fire
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  Bark of a Italian stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) with two knotholes
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  Bark with thorns of a white floss-silk tree (Ceiba insignis (Kunth) P.E.Gibbs & Semir) in the Botanical Garden of the University of Heidelberg
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  Bark of a European hop-hornbeam (Ostrya carpinifolia Scop.) in the Botanical Garden of the University of Heidelberg
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  Fossilised tree trunk (Molveno - Italy)
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  The rabbit's foot fern clinging to the bark of Bischofia javanica, photographed in Banqiao District, New Taipei City.
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  The tree taxon signs of roadside trees in Taipei City
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  A nature hiking experience and a visual memory
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  A railing grown into the trunk of a lime tree
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  Bark or upper tissue of a tree
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  Baumrinde. Aufgenommen in Waldenburg im Grünfelder Park.
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  healed defect in the bark of a birch tree
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  Tree bark and greenery
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  Birch forest
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  flaking bark on an deciduous tree
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  trunk of an cherry tree
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  Tronco de Árvore em 2025 no Parque Ibirapuera
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  Árvore Cortada no Parque Ibirapuera em 09 de agosto de 2025
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  Tronco de Árvore no Parque Ibirapuera em 2025, 09 de agosto
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  Tronco de Árvore no Parque Ibirapuera em 2025
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  Rinde Boskop-Apfelbaum
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  Tree - bark - hole
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  Trees in winter
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  Old tree
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  Axes on trunk of long fallen birch tree
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  Poplar bark
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  Kiss kiss
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  multiplied tree
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  Willow trees on the bank of the river Windrush at Witney, Oxfordshire, UK
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  Я хотел бы опираться о платан
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  Installation in bark
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  Bark as Artwork
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  Burl on an old birch tree
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  Arecaceae bark in Santa Barbara, California
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  Corteccia di un faggio, Faggeta vetusta del Monte Cimino (Viterbo)
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  Corteccia di un faggio caduto, colpito da funghi. Faggeta vetusta del Monte Cimino (Viterbo)
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  Бобры поработали
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  Наросты на английском клене
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  "Лохматая" береза. Нью-Джерси. США.
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  Дуб (Подмосковье)
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  Bark of Carambola Tree, Malaysia
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  Texture on bark
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  Bark of Mango tree
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  Felled sequoia tree, (Sequoiadendron giganteum), Heidelberg, D
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  Birch bark round dance, (Betula pendula), Læsø island, DK
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  Torn wild cherry bark, (Prunus avium), Königsstuhl, Heidelberg, D
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  Ginkgo foot in fall foliage, (Ginkgo biloba), Heidelberg, D
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  Symphonia globulifera in Gishwati
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  Bugs on a tree
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  Bugs on a tree
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  Chronoxyle in East cimetery at Lille, France.
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  A tree on a rainy day
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  A pine sawyer sits on cleared of bark section of a felled pine tree.
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  Русские сувениры - лапти из бересты.Традиционная обувь предков в России. Снято в Великом Новгороде на базаре.
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  Bark
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  Barks
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  Bark 114
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  Bark 113
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  Close up of birch bark, photo from nature preserve North of Stockholm
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  a timber train in Jyväskylä, Finland
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  Bark of an old oak tree
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  Small White Bell-Shaped Mushrooms on a dead tree in Parque Nacional Volcan Tenorio in Costa Rica
• Tree on Lake Gunn Nature Walk in Fiordland National Park in Southland on South Island of New Zealand
  Tree on Lake Gunn Nature Walk in Fiordland National Park in Southland on South Island of New Zealand
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  Plane tree in city park in Neufeld an der Leitha, Austria
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  bark of a sycamore tree
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  bark of a tree with moss and mushrooms, seen in the New Forest
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  mushrooms on a trunk, seen in the New Forest, England
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  Andrews Mare, Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire, England, UK
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  Tronco e corteccia di un albero Guayabo (Feijoa sellowiana) al Parco Torre di Lavello a Tuscania
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  Prunus zippeliana. The bark constantly peels off.
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  The tree taxon signs of roadside tree in New Taipei City
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  A red maple leaf on a fallen paper birch trunk
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  Trees wrapped with biodegradation tapes to prevent deer debarking damage in Japan
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  Ulmus parvifolia
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  Tree shot in Thessaloniki, Greece
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  Olive tree bark, shot in Halkidiki, Greece
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  Sun, sea and tree, shot in Halkidiki, Greece
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  Aftermath of a storm, shot in Halkidiki - Greece
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  Aristolochia arborea in tropical greenhouses in the Parc de la Tete d'Or in Lyon
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  Maclura pomifera in Parc de la Tete d'Or in Lyon, France
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  Acer opalus in Parc de la Tete d'Or in Lyon, France
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  Catalpa ovata in Parc de la Tete d'Or in Lyon, France
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  Barc of Coconut Tree at Oval Maida, Mumbai
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  Barc of Myrtaceae tree (planted in 1869) in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu
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  Felled-tree found in a city park, Belgium
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  Euphorbia in Nairobi National Park
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  Growth within the bark.
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