Tiziano wrote:
Hi
On a Juniper -
in a new branch if you peel it you can see a tender
reddish pink under the first peel ,and it is also thick and
plenty of sap..
on an old branch how can one distinguish the alive bark
from the dead one?
the layers of bark are so dry and thin and shade from
grey to vague reddish that is hard to guess, any tip?
thanks
Tiziano


You aren't peeling enough off. Go deeper than the reddish
pink layer, down to the bare yellow(ish) WOOD. That reddish
pink stuff is the "live" part (cambium) of the tree. It
dries to an ugly brown after exposure. The wood itself
should be immediately under that very thin layer.

Jim Lewis - - This economy is a wholly
owned subsidiary of the environment. - Gaylord Nelson

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